Presentation Year

2018

Depreciated Participant

Grecia Alfaro- Ruiz Sociology Undergraduate Student

College or Department

Short Description of your Research or Creative Project (700 characters or less)

In this study a triangulation of teacher testimonies and school policies is used to address how systemic inequalities are maintained through institutional rules and individual understandings and how teachers understand their role in a system that unjustly criminalizes students of color. With a grounded theory approach, four main themes were identified: 1) causes of disproportionate discipline according to educators; 2) “tough on discipline”; 3)policing, surveillance, and intolerance of student misbehavior; 4) bureaucratization of school discipline. Possible solutions are discussed and other avenues for future research are addressed.

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Yes

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532

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