Yolanda Anyon
Biographic Data
| ID | 165191 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yolanda Anyon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yolanda |
| FAMILY NAME | Anyon |
| SIGNATURE | ANYON Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Denver |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5707-8568 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 220 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Restorative practices and exclusionary school discipline: An integrative review
This study used integrative review methodology to synthesize research on the relationship between school-based restorative practices and exclusionary discipline outcomes in the United States. Exclusionary discipline outcomes were defined as out-of-school suspensions, expulsions, and referrals to law enforcement. A literature search produced 5,764 publications, and 11 studies were included in the final sample. Peacemaking circles were the most com…
An exploration of the relationship between school poverty rates and students’ perceptions of empowerment: Student-staff relationships, equitable roles, & classroom sense of community
This study explores the association between school-level poverty rates and young peoples’ perceptions of student empowerment, drawing on survey and administrative data from a large urban district. Participants included 29,318 diverse youth in grades 6-12 from 211 schools. We used multilevel linear regression models to estimate the relationships between school poverty rates and students’ reports of positive relationships, equitable roles, and a se…
Intersections of Disproportion: A Critical Quantitative Examination of Dis/ability and Gender in Black Students’ School Discipline Outcomes
“It kinda breaks my heart”: LGBTQ young adults' responses to family rejection
I just want to move forward”: Themes of resilience among LGBTQ young adults experiencing family rejection and housing insecurity
Deep Punishment and Internal Colony: A Critical Analysis of In-School Suspension Rooms Inside Two Racially “Integrated” Middle Schools
The art of youthful restraint: Negotiating youth-adult relations in digital media literacy
Scholarship on youth digital media literacy programs has focused on how adults practice restraint as a means of allowing young people to exercise agency in decision-making experiences. Yet youth also practice restraint, as we found in a digital storytelling program involving 16 early adolescents (ages 11–14) from economically precarious communities who worked with 18 adult mentors trained in discussing systemic and racial injustices in the contex…
Sent out or sent home: Understanding racial disparities across suspension types from critical race theory and quantcrit perspectives
Although in-school suspensions may be viewed as less severe than out-of-school suspensions, both discipline consequences limit students’ access to learning opportunities and are negatively associated with a range of educational outcomes. Moreover, if sending students out of class perpetuates the same racial disparities as sending them home, this practice does not realize the equity goals of discipline reforms over the last decade. Our study draws…
More than Data Collectors: A Systematic Review of the Environmental Outcomes of Youth Inquiry Approaches in the United States
Over the last twenty years, research on the impact of engaging children and adolescents in the generation of new knowledge about their lives, schools, and communities, has grown tremendously. This systematic review summarizes the findings from empirical studies of youth inquiry approaches in the United States, with a focus on their environmental outcomes. Searches of four interdisciplinary databases retrieved a total of 3,724 relevant articles pu…
Reconciling Adaptation and Fidelity: Implications for Scaling Up High Quality Youth Programs
Early Adolescent Critical Consciousness Development in the Age of Trump
Political elections have been shown to influence youth civic development. The election of Donald Trump is historic and has elevated precarity for people of color and immigrants, yet we know little about how young people with these identities experienced this potentially catalytic event. Using ethnographic methods, we examined youth and adult discussions that occurred during youth participatory action research in four sites of one after-school pro…
Black Girls and School Discipline: The Complexities of Being Overrepresented and Understudied
Using Critical Race Theory and Critical Race Feminism as guiding conceptual frameworks, this mixed-methods empirical study examines Black girls’ exclusionary discipline outcomes. First, we examined disciplinary data from a large urban school district to assess racial group differences in office referral reasons and disparities for Black girls in out-of-school suspensions, law enforcement referrals, and expulsions. Next, we used a multivariate ana…
A Systematic Review of Youth Participatory Action Research (Ypar) in the United States: Methodologies, Youth Outcomes, and Future Directions
Objectives. To use a systematic review methodology to describe the state of the youth participatory action research (YPAR) literature and synthesize findings about the youth outcomes reported in these studies. Methods. We screened and coded studies using a process consistent with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). Of the 3,724 articles found in the database search, 67 reports of 63 distinct studies we…
Effects of an afterschool program on the academic outcomes of children and youth residing in public housing neighborhoods: A quasi-experimental study
An exploration of the relationships between student racial background and the school sub-contexts of office discipline referrals: A critical race theory analysis
A growing body of research indicates that exclusionary school discipline practices disproportionately impact students of color. Some scholars have theorized that racial disparities likely vary across school sub-contexts, as implicit bias in perceptions of student behavior may be more influential in locations where students and adults have weaker relationships (e.g. bathrooms and hallways, compared to the classroom). Guided by Critical Race Theory…
Asking for Change: Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary outcomes of a manualized photovoice intervention with youth experiencing homelessness
Race and risk behaviors: The mediating role of school bonding
Race, Exclusionary Discipline, and Connectedness to Adults in Secondary Schools
This study examines racial differences in students' connectedness to school adults and considers the possibility that disparities in exclusionary discipline practices may reduce all students' sense of connection to educators, not just those who have been disciplined or are from racial groups overrepresented in out-of-school suspensions. Data sources include a self-report survey of secondary school students (n = 29,148) linked to administrative da…
Restorative Interventions and School Discipline Sanctions in a Large Urban School District
A large urban district ( N = 90,546 students, n = 180 schools) implemented restorative interventions as a response to school discipline incidents. Findings from multilevel modeling of student discipline records ( n = 9,921) revealed that youth from groups that tend to be overrepresented in suspensions and expulsions (e.g., Black, Latino, and Native American youth; boys; and students in special education) had similar, if not greater, rates of part…
School-based mental health prevention for Asian American adolescents: Risk behaviors, protective factors, and service use
This study drew on epidemiological data from a large urban school district to evaluate the implementation of a school-based mental health (SBMH) prevention initiative at 15 high schools. The purpose of this research was to measure the prevalence of student risk factors and protective factors by race and ethnicity and assess the engagement of Asian youth in prevention services. Results indicated statistically significant racial and ethnic group di…
The persistent effect of race and the promise of alternatives to suspension in school discipline outcomes
Reducing racial disparities and disproportionalities in the child welfare system: Policy perspectives about how to serve the best interests of African American youth
Sociological Theories of Learning Disabilities: Understanding Racial Disproportionality in Special Education
Many researchers have applied sociological theory to concepts of physical disability, leading to the “social model” used by disability advocates and activists, but less work has been done to provide a sociological frame for learning disabilities. Students with learning disabilities have constituted the fastest-growing special education population in public school districts, particularly students of color. Though the overrepresentation of students…
Black Girls and School Discipline: The Complexities of Being Overrepresented and Understudied
Using Critical Race Theory and Critical Race Feminism as guiding conceptual frameworks, this mixed-methods empirical study examines Black girls’ exclusionary discipline outcomes. First, we examined disciplinary data from a large urban school district to assess racial group differences in office referral reasons and disparities for Black girls in out-of-school suspensions, law enforcement referrals, and expulsions. Next, we used a multivariate ana…
The persistent effect of race and the promise of alternatives to suspension in school discipline outcomes
Restorative Interventions and School Discipline Sanctions in a Large Urban School District
A large urban district ( N = 90,546 students, n = 180 schools) implemented restorative interventions as a response to school discipline incidents. Findings from multilevel modeling of student discipline records ( n = 9,921) revealed that youth from groups that tend to be overrepresented in suspensions and expulsions (e.g., Black, Latino, and Native American youth; boys; and students in special education) had similar, if not greater, rates of part…
Early Adolescent Critical Consciousness Development in the Age of Trump
Political elections have been shown to influence youth civic development. The election of Donald Trump is historic and has elevated precarity for people of color and immigrants, yet we know little about how young people with these identities experienced this potentially catalytic event. Using ethnographic methods, we examined youth and adult discussions that occurred during youth participatory action research in four sites of one after-school pro…
An exploration of the relationships between student racial background and the school sub-contexts of office discipline referrals: A critical race theory analysis
A growing body of research indicates that exclusionary school discipline practices disproportionately impact students of color. Some scholars have theorized that racial disparities likely vary across school sub-contexts, as implicit bias in perceptions of student behavior may be more influential in locations where students and adults have weaker relationships (e.g. bathrooms and hallways, compared to the classroom). Guided by Critical Race Theory…
Race, Exclusionary Discipline, and Connectedness to Adults in Secondary Schools
This study examines racial differences in students' connectedness to school adults and considers the possibility that disparities in exclusionary discipline practices may reduce all students' sense of connection to educators, not just those who have been disciplined or are from racial groups overrepresented in out-of-school suspensions. Data sources include a self-report survey of secondary school students (n = 29,148) linked to administrative da…
Asking for Change: Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary outcomes of a manualized photovoice intervention with youth experiencing homelessness
Reducing racial disparities and disproportionalities in the child welfare system: Policy perspectives about how to serve the best interests of African American youth
Sent out or sent home: Understanding racial disparities across suspension types from critical race theory and quantcrit perspectives
Although in-school suspensions may be viewed as less severe than out-of-school suspensions, both discipline consequences limit students’ access to learning opportunities and are negatively associated with a range of educational outcomes. Moreover, if sending students out of class perpetuates the same racial disparities as sending them home, this practice does not realize the equity goals of discipline reforms over the last decade. Our study draws…
Sociological Theories of Learning Disabilities: Understanding Racial Disproportionality in Special Education
Many researchers have applied sociological theory to concepts of physical disability, leading to the “social model” used by disability advocates and activists, but less work has been done to provide a sociological frame for learning disabilities. Students with learning disabilities have constituted the fastest-growing special education population in public school districts, particularly students of color. Though the overrepresentation of students…
I just want to move forward”: Themes of resilience among LGBTQ young adults experiencing family rejection and housing insecurity
Intersections of Disproportion: A Critical Quantitative Examination of Dis/ability and Gender in Black Students’ School Discipline Outcomes
Race and risk behaviors: The mediating role of school bonding
Deep Punishment and Internal Colony: A Critical Analysis of In-School Suspension Rooms Inside Two Racially “Integrated” Middle Schools
Effects of an afterschool program on the academic outcomes of children and youth residing in public housing neighborhoods: A quasi-experimental study
Sociological Theories of Learning Disabilities: Understanding Racial Disproportionality in Special Education
Many researchers have applied sociological theory to concepts of physical disability, leading to the “social model” used by disability advocates and activists, but less work has been done to provide a sociological frame for learning disabilities. Students with learning disabilities have constituted the fastest-growing special education population in public school districts, particularly students of color. Though the overrepresentation of students…
Reducing racial disparities and disproportionalities in the child welfare system: Policy perspectives about how to serve the best interests of African American youth
School-based mental health prevention for Asian American adolescents: Risk behaviors, protective factors, and service use
This study drew on epidemiological data from a large urban school district to evaluate the implementation of a school-based mental health (SBMH) prevention initiative at 15 high schools. The purpose of this research was to measure the prevalence of student risk factors and protective factors by race and ethnicity and assess the engagement of Asian youth in prevention services. Results indicated statistically significant racial and ethnic group di…
The persistent effect of race and the promise of alternatives to suspension in school discipline outcomes
Race and risk behaviors: The mediating role of school bonding
Race, Exclusionary Discipline, and Connectedness to Adults in Secondary Schools
This study examines racial differences in students' connectedness to school adults and considers the possibility that disparities in exclusionary discipline practices may reduce all students' sense of connection to educators, not just those who have been disciplined or are from racial groups overrepresented in out-of-school suspensions. Data sources include a self-report survey of secondary school students (n = 29,148) linked to administrative da…
Restorative Interventions and School Discipline Sanctions in a Large Urban School District
A large urban district ( N = 90,546 students, n = 180 schools) implemented restorative interventions as a response to school discipline incidents. Findings from multilevel modeling of student discipline records ( n = 9,921) revealed that youth from groups that tend to be overrepresented in suspensions and expulsions (e.g., Black, Latino, and Native American youth; boys; and students in special education) had similar, if not greater, rates of part…
An exploration of the relationships between student racial background and the school sub-contexts of office discipline referrals: A critical race theory analysis
A growing body of research indicates that exclusionary school discipline practices disproportionately impact students of color. Some scholars have theorized that racial disparities likely vary across school sub-contexts, as implicit bias in perceptions of student behavior may be more influential in locations where students and adults have weaker relationships (e.g. bathrooms and hallways, compared to the classroom). Guided by Critical Race Theory…
Asking for Change: Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary outcomes of a manualized photovoice intervention with youth experiencing homelessness
A Systematic Review of Youth Participatory Action Research (Ypar) in the United States: Methodologies, Youth Outcomes, and Future Directions
Objectives. To use a systematic review methodology to describe the state of the youth participatory action research (YPAR) literature and synthesize findings about the youth outcomes reported in these studies. Methods. We screened and coded studies using a process consistent with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). Of the 3,724 articles found in the database search, 67 reports of 63 distinct studies we…
Effects of an afterschool program on the academic outcomes of children and youth residing in public housing neighborhoods: A quasi-experimental study
More than Data Collectors: A Systematic Review of the Environmental Outcomes of Youth Inquiry Approaches in the United States
Over the last twenty years, research on the impact of engaging children and adolescents in the generation of new knowledge about their lives, schools, and communities, has grown tremendously. This systematic review summarizes the findings from empirical studies of youth inquiry approaches in the United States, with a focus on their environmental outcomes. Searches of four interdisciplinary databases retrieved a total of 3,724 relevant articles pu…
Reconciling Adaptation and Fidelity: Implications for Scaling Up High Quality Youth Programs
Early Adolescent Critical Consciousness Development in the Age of Trump
Political elections have been shown to influence youth civic development. The election of Donald Trump is historic and has elevated precarity for people of color and immigrants, yet we know little about how young people with these identities experienced this potentially catalytic event. Using ethnographic methods, we examined youth and adult discussions that occurred during youth participatory action research in four sites of one after-school pro…
Black Girls and School Discipline: The Complexities of Being Overrepresented and Understudied
Using Critical Race Theory and Critical Race Feminism as guiding conceptual frameworks, this mixed-methods empirical study examines Black girls’ exclusionary discipline outcomes. First, we examined disciplinary data from a large urban school district to assess racial group differences in office referral reasons and disparities for Black girls in out-of-school suspensions, law enforcement referrals, and expulsions. Next, we used a multivariate ana…
The art of youthful restraint: Negotiating youth-adult relations in digital media literacy
Scholarship on youth digital media literacy programs has focused on how adults practice restraint as a means of allowing young people to exercise agency in decision-making experiences. Yet youth also practice restraint, as we found in a digital storytelling program involving 16 early adolescents (ages 11–14) from economically precarious communities who worked with 18 adult mentors trained in discussing systemic and racial injustices in the contex…
Sent out or sent home: Understanding racial disparities across suspension types from critical race theory and quantcrit perspectives
Although in-school suspensions may be viewed as less severe than out-of-school suspensions, both discipline consequences limit students’ access to learning opportunities and are negatively associated with a range of educational outcomes. Moreover, if sending students out of class perpetuates the same racial disparities as sending them home, this practice does not realize the equity goals of discipline reforms over the last decade. Our study draws…
“It kinda breaks my heart”: LGBTQ young adults' responses to family rejection
I just want to move forward”: Themes of resilience among LGBTQ young adults experiencing family rejection and housing insecurity
Deep Punishment and Internal Colony: A Critical Analysis of In-School Suspension Rooms Inside Two Racially “Integrated” Middle Schools
Restorative practices and exclusionary school discipline: An integrative review
This study used integrative review methodology to synthesize research on the relationship between school-based restorative practices and exclusionary discipline outcomes in the United States. Exclusionary discipline outcomes were defined as out-of-school suspensions, expulsions, and referrals to law enforcement. A literature search produced 5,764 publications, and 11 studies were included in the final sample. Peacemaking circles were the most com…
An exploration of the relationship between school poverty rates and students’ perceptions of empowerment: Student-staff relationships, equitable roles, & classroom sense of community
This study explores the association between school-level poverty rates and young peoples’ perceptions of student empowerment, drawing on survey and administrative data from a large urban district. Participants included 29,318 diverse youth in grades 6-12 from 211 schools. We used multilevel linear regression models to estimate the relationships between school poverty rates and students’ reports of positive relationships, equitable roles, and a se…
Intersections of Disproportion: A Critical Quantitative Examination of Dis/ability and Gender in Black Students’ School Discipline Outcomes
Psychology (20 works) · Sociology (14 works) · Political science (13 works) · Education Discipline and Inequality (12 works) · Pedagogy (12 works) · Developmental psychology (10 works) · School Discipline (9 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (8 works) · Medicine (8 works)