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Zero Tolerance Discipline Policies: Urban Administrators’ Perspectives

Beckham, Julius E.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1250212346

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2009, Doctor of Philosophy, Miami University, Educational Leadership.
The goal of the study was to investigate the question: What are school principals’ perceptions of the effectiveness of zero tolerance policies as a preventive tool against school violence? School districts across the country are adopting zero tolerance policies to give communities a sense of safety and order. According to advocates of the policies, zero tolerance is beneficial for everyone. Some critics, however, suggest that this policy negatively affects marginalized groups. This study revealed that urban school administrators perceive that their schools are safer since the implementation of zero tolerance policies. However, administrators in the study did not view expulsion as a best practice. The study results revealed contradictions in principals’ perceptions. Urban administrators are almost evenly split in their views of whether zero tolerance is effective for their students and if students welcome zero tolerance discipline policies. This discrepancy in views is noted throughout the study as a catalyst for discussion of zero tolerance policies in Ohio’s large urban school districts and what makes each unique regarding zero tolerance policies.
Nelda Cambron-McCabe, Dr. (Committee Chair)
James Burchyett, Dr. (Committee Member)
Michael Dantley, Dr. (Committee Member)
Frances Fowler, Dr. (Committee Member)
Raymond Witte, Dr. (Committee Member)
127 p.
Education
zero tolerance; expulsion; discipline; suspension; urban administrators

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  • Beckham, J. E. (2009). Zero Tolerance Discipline Policies: Urban Administrators’ Perspectives [Doctoral dissertation, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1250212346

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Beckham, Julius. Zero Tolerance Discipline Policies: Urban Administrators’ Perspectives. 2009. Miami University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1250212346.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Beckham, Julius. "Zero Tolerance Discipline Policies: Urban Administrators’ Perspectives." Doctoral dissertation, Miami University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1250212346

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