Conceptions of Restorative Practices: A Systematic Literature Review

• In Event: Innovations in School Violence Prevention and Intervention

Abstract

Historically and contemporarily, the students who are the most underserved in U.S. schools are the ones who United States schools were not designed to serve. While traditional schooling practices have historically marginalized and pushed out students minoritized by race, gender, sexuality, ability, and language, Restorative Practices seek to include all students through building community and repairing harm. In this paper, I ask empirical and conceptual literature about Restorative Practices in K-12 U.S. schools: “Why could Restorative Practice be essential to addressing particular challenges educators, young people, families, and communities face in U.S. schools?”

Author

• Laura Fittz Parks, Fort Lewis College