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School Discipline Practices: Language Differences in Office Discipline Referrals

Fragapane, Emily R.
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8016-5248
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1532346525688423

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2018, Specialist in Education (Ed.S.), University of Dayton, School Psychology.
The present study examined the language used in Office Discipline Referrals (ODRs) when describing student behavior, and how this language differs by student racial group (non-Hispanic white students and students of color). A sample of (n = 86) ODR’s for one school district were reviewed using both quantitative and qualitative methods. Qualitative analysis yielded five themes in language use, including: behavior-specific language; subjective; additional elaborations; non-specified incident; and interpretation of intent/impact. Quantitative analysis further indicated that behavior-specific language was the most prevalent theme in the ODRs written for both student groups, and attributional language was the least prevalent of the six identified themes. Language coded as Additional Elaborations appeared disproportionately in the ODRs written for students of color. Overall, the ODRs reviewed in this study demonstrated equitable language use across student racial group, as well as similarities in actions taken prior to referrals and referrals written for major and minor incidents. Implications for school discipline practices and potential future research are discussed in light of these synthesized findings.
Elana Bernstein (Committee Chair)
Susan Davies (Committee Member)
Jamie Longazel (Committee Member)
59 p.
Education
office discipline referrals; disproportionate discipline; language differences in office discipline referrals

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  • Fragapane, E. R. (2018). School Discipline Practices: Language Differences in Office Discipline Referrals [Electronic thesis or dissertation, University of Dayton]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1532346525688423

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Fragapane, Emily. School Discipline Practices: Language Differences in Office Discipline Referrals . 2018. University of Dayton, Electronic thesis or dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1532346525688423.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Fragapane, Emily. "School Discipline Practices: Language Differences in Office Discipline Referrals ." Electronic thesis or dissertation, University of Dayton, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1532346525688423

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