The relation of student behavior, peer status, race, and gender to decisions about school discipline using CHAID decision trees and regression modeling

Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 135-161

  Horner, Stacy B ^a   Fireman, Gary D ^a   Wang, Eugene W ^b  

^a SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disciplinary action; Gender; Peer nomination; Peer status; Race

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; DECISION TREE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUNISHMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

CHILD; DECISION MAKING; DECISION TREES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PUNISHMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS;

EID: 76049107820     PISSN: 00224405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsp.2009.12.001     Document Type: Article

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