31.057 - Discipline Disparities on the Ground Level: Examining School and Classroom Contributions to Disproportionality

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

Racial and ethnic disparities in discipline continue to be ubiquitous in American education, and have received increasing attention in policy, practice and research. Yet much of our knowledge to this point is drawn from analysis of large data-bases that, while descriptive, do not provide a ground level picture of the day-to-day micro-processes that may contribute to disparities in office referrals and disciplinary consequences. This symposium describes the second phase of an exploration of disciplinary disparities for African American students, a mixed methods study exploring school and classroom contributions to disparities in discipline. Three papers will present different facets of that investigation, focusing on non-traditional disciplinary options, classroom and teacher contributions to discipline and disparities, and teacher perspectives on parenting.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Classroom Management

Chair

• Russell J. Skiba, Indiana University

Papers

• Only Viewing School Discipline Disparities Through a Keyhole: Disproportionality in Nontraditional Disciplinary Alternatives - Nathaniel A. Williams, Indiana University - Indianapolis

• Classroom and Teacher Contributions to Discipline and Disproportionality - Megan Trachok, Indiana University; Russell J. Skiba, Indiana University

• Missionary Positionality: Constructing Black Family Involvement Through Teachers' Philosophies of School Discipline - Natasha Flowers, Indiana University - Purdue University at Indianapolis; Robin L. Hughes, Indiana University - Indianapolis

Discussant

• M. Karega Rausch, National Association of Charter School Authorizers