Exclusionary discipline and student outcomes

Last updated on Oct 1, 2021
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What are educators perceptions of disciplinary alternative schools? What are student academic and behavioral performance outcomes at such a school?

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Douglas Whitaker
Douglas Whitaker
Associate Professor of Statistics

Publications

“Maybe That Helps Folks Feel Better About What They're Doing”: Examining Contradictions Between Educator Presumptions, Student Experiences, and Outcomes at an Alternative School
The use of alternative schools as exclusionary discipline for students found guilty of committing behavioral infractions raises …
Brianna L. Kennedy-Lewis, Douglas Whitaker, Olivia Soutullo
Project DOI
“Maybe That Helps Folks Feel Better About What They're Doing”: Examining Contradictions Between Educator Presumptions, Student Experiences, and Outcomes at an Alternative School

Events

Educators' Justifications for Sending Students to a Disciplinary Alternative School Versus Student Outcomes: Examining Consistencies and Contradictions
Educators assign students with challenging behaviors to disciplinary alternative schools despite evidence that these placements …
Apr 9, 2016 — Washington, DC (AERA 2016)
Brianna L. Kennedy-Lewis, Douglas Whitaker, Olivia Soutullo
Project
Educators' Justifications for Sending Students to a Disciplinary Alternative School Versus Student Outcomes: Examining Consistencies and Contradictions