Parsing Disciplinary Disproportionality: Contributions of Infraction, Student, and School Characteristics to Out-of-School Suspension and Expulsion

American Educational Research Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 640-670

  Skiba, Russell J ^a   Chung, Choong Geun ^a   Trachok, Megan ^a   Baker, Timberly L ^a   Sheya, Adam ^b   Hughes, Robin L ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

disciplinary disparities; disproportionality; expulsion; out of school suspension; school discipline

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904422194     PISSN: 00028312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0002831214541670     Document Type: Article

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