The persistent effect of race and the promise of alternatives to suspension in school discipline outcomes

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 44, Issue , 2014, Pages 379-386

  Anyon, Yolanda ^a   Jenson, Jeffrey M ^a   Altschul, Inna ^a   Farrar, Jordan ^a   McQueen, Jeanette ^a   Greer, Eldridge ^b   Downing, Barbara ^b   Simmons, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b Denver Public Schools   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternatives to suspension; Racial disparity; Restorative approaches; School discipline outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905239016     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2014.06.025     Document Type: Article

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