Closing the Racial Discipline Gap in Classrooms by Changing Teacher Practice

Black students are issued school discipline sanctions at rates higher than members of other racial and ethnic groups, underscoring the need for professional development that addresses this gap. In 86 secondary classrooms, a randomized controlled trial examined the effects of a 2-year teacher coachin...

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Publié dans:School psychology review. - 1988. - 45(2016), 2 vom: 22. Juni, Seite 171-191
Auteur principal: Gregory, Anne (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Hafen, Christopher A, Ruzek, Erik, Mikami, Amori Yee, Allen, Joseph P, Pianta, Robert C
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2016
Accès à la collection:School psychology review
Sujets:Journal Article Black students Racial discipline gap School discipline Secondary schools teacher professional development
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Résumé:Black students are issued school discipline sanctions at rates higher than members of other racial and ethnic groups, underscoring the need for professional development that addresses this gap. In 86 secondary classrooms, a randomized controlled trial examined the effects of a 2-year teacher coaching program, My Teaching Partner Secondary (MTP-S). Results from the second year of coaching and the year after coaching was discontinued replicated previous findings from the first year of coaching-intervention teachers had no significant disparities in discipline referral between Black students and their classmates, compared to teachers in the control condition, for whom racial discipline gaps remained. Thus, MTP-S effects were replicated in the second year of coaching and maintained when coaching was withdrawn. Mediational analyses identified mechanisms for these effects; Black students had a low probability of receiving disciplinary referrals with teachers who increased skills to engage students in high-level analysis and inquiry
Description:Date Revised 20.11.2019
published: Print
Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE
ISSN:0279-6015
DOI:10.17105/SPR45-2.171-191