The contribution of student perceptions of school climate to understanding the disproportionate punishment of African American students in a middle school

School Psychology International

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 115-134

  Shirley, Erica L M ^a   Cornell, Dewey G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

discipline gap; discipline referrals; school climate; student perceptions; suspensions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858170729     PISSN: 01430343     EISSN: 14617374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143034311406815     Document Type: Article

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