"I didn't do nothin'": The discursive construction of school suspension

Urban Review

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 87-111

  Vavrus, Frances ^a   Cole, KimMarie ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT FREDONIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Discipline; Gender; Race; Suspension; Urban education

Indexed keywords

EID: 15744366027     PISSN: 00420972     EISSN: 15731960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015375215801     Document Type: Article

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