Billie Gastic
Biographic Data
| ID | 5740770 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Billie Gastic |
| GIVEN NAMES | Billie |
| FAMILY NAME | Gastic |
| SIGNATURE | GASTIC B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Massachusetts Boston |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 40 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Disproportionality in School Discipline in Massachusetts
The racial discipline gap—the finding that Black and Latino students are more likely to be disciplined at school than White students, and often more harshly—has implications for students’ academic success. This study concluded that differences in students’ behavior do not fully explain the disproportionate likelihood that Black students are disciplined for fighting at school. Black students were found to be significantly more likely than White st…
Cracks in the Schoolyard
Cracks in the Schoolyard: Confronting Latino Educational Inequality." Journal of Latinos and Education, 16(2), pp. 169–170
Natural Mentoring in the Lives of Sexual Minority Youth
This retrospective, mixed method study examined the natural mentoring experiences of a national sample of lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. Sexual minority youth were found to be less likely than heterosexual youth to have family members as mentors, but more likely to be mentored by school adults. A paradox was noted wherein sexual minority youth, while more likely to be mentored, miss out…
Patterns of Bullying in Single-Sex Schools
Urban Students’ Attitudes About Sexual Minorities Across Intersections of Sex and Race/Ethnicity
This study examined the association between having a gay or lesbian friend and urban students’ attitudes about sexual minorities. Results indicate that females were more likely than males to express supportive views about gays and lesbians. The contours of these sex differences were distinct by race/ethnicity. Black males and females differed more frequently in their views than did Whites or Latinos. Latino and Latina students expressed consisten…
Metal Detectors and Feeling Safe at School
This article argues that metal detectors bestow an organizational stigma to schools. One symptom of this is students’ heightened level of fear at school. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) and a matched-pair design, this study finds that metal detectors are negatively correlated with students’ sense of safety at school, net of the level of violence at school. However, this association is different fo…
Student Safety and the Reauthorization of No Child Left Behind
reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) is 3 years overdue, and the Obama administration, through Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, has explained the urgency of revising and reauthorizing the law. Attention has been focused most acutely on the provisions that directly relate to academic performance and accountability (Dillon, 2010a, 2010b). Remaining under the radar, however, is the critical Unsafe School Choice Option (U…
Teacher-Mentors and the Educational Resilience of Sexual Minority Youth
This is the first study to examine the benefits of informal mentoring on the educational resilience of sexual minority youth. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, we show that having a mentor, especially one that is a teacher, is associated with higher levels of post-secondary participation for gay, lesbian, and bisexual youth. Teacher-mentors are particularly significant to the educational resilience of sexual mi…
Street Ball, Swim Team and the Sour Cream Machine
When stakeholders rebel
Teacher-Mentors and the Educational Resilience of Sexual Minority Youth
This is the first study to examine the benefits of informal mentoring on the educational resilience of sexual minority youth. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, we show that having a mentor, especially one that is a teacher, is associated with higher levels of post-secondary participation for gay, lesbian, and bisexual youth. Teacher-mentors are particularly significant to the educational resilience of sexual mi…
Metal Detectors and Feeling Safe at School
This article argues that metal detectors bestow an organizational stigma to schools. One symptom of this is students’ heightened level of fear at school. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) and a matched-pair design, this study finds that metal detectors are negatively correlated with students’ sense of safety at school, net of the level of violence at school. However, this association is different fo…
Natural Mentoring in the Lives of Sexual Minority Youth
This retrospective, mixed method study examined the natural mentoring experiences of a national sample of lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. Sexual minority youth were found to be less likely than heterosexual youth to have family members as mentors, but more likely to be mentored by school adults. A paradox was noted wherein sexual minority youth, while more likely to be mentored, miss out…
Disproportionality in School Discipline in Massachusetts
The racial discipline gap—the finding that Black and Latino students are more likely to be disciplined at school than White students, and often more harshly—has implications for students’ academic success. This study concluded that differences in students’ behavior do not fully explain the disproportionate likelihood that Black students are disciplined for fighting at school. Black students were found to be significantly more likely than White st…
Street Ball, Swim Team and the Sour Cream Machine
Cracks in the Schoolyard
Cracks in the Schoolyard: Confronting Latino Educational Inequality." Journal of Latinos and Education, 16(2), pp. 169–170
Patterns of Bullying in Single-Sex Schools
Student Safety and the Reauthorization of No Child Left Behind
reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) is 3 years overdue, and the Obama administration, through Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, has explained the urgency of revising and reauthorizing the law. Attention has been focused most acutely on the provisions that directly relate to academic performance and accountability (Dillon, 2010a, 2010b). Remaining under the radar, however, is the critical Unsafe School Choice Option (U…
When stakeholders rebel
Teacher-Mentors and the Educational Resilience of Sexual Minority Youth
This is the first study to examine the benefits of informal mentoring on the educational resilience of sexual minority youth. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, we show that having a mentor, especially one that is a teacher, is associated with higher levels of post-secondary participation for gay, lesbian, and bisexual youth. Teacher-mentors are particularly significant to the educational resilience of sexual mi…
Street Ball, Swim Team and the Sour Cream Machine
Student Safety and the Reauthorization of No Child Left Behind
reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) is 3 years overdue, and the Obama administration, through Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, has explained the urgency of revising and reauthorizing the law. Attention has been focused most acutely on the provisions that directly relate to academic performance and accountability (Dillon, 2010a, 2010b). Remaining under the radar, however, is the critical Unsafe School Choice Option (U…
Metal Detectors and Feeling Safe at School
This article argues that metal detectors bestow an organizational stigma to schools. One symptom of this is students’ heightened level of fear at school. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) and a matched-pair design, this study finds that metal detectors are negatively correlated with students’ sense of safety at school, net of the level of violence at school. However, this association is different fo…
Urban Students’ Attitudes About Sexual Minorities Across Intersections of Sex and Race/Ethnicity
This study examined the association between having a gay or lesbian friend and urban students’ attitudes about sexual minorities. Results indicate that females were more likely than males to express supportive views about gays and lesbians. The contours of these sex differences were distinct by race/ethnicity. Black males and females differed more frequently in their views than did Whites or Latinos. Latino and Latina students expressed consisten…
Patterns of Bullying in Single-Sex Schools
Natural Mentoring in the Lives of Sexual Minority Youth
This retrospective, mixed method study examined the natural mentoring experiences of a national sample of lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. Sexual minority youth were found to be less likely than heterosexual youth to have family members as mentors, but more likely to be mentored by school adults. A paradox was noted wherein sexual minority youth, while more likely to be mentored, miss out…
Cracks in the Schoolyard
Cracks in the Schoolyard: Confronting Latino Educational Inequality." Journal of Latinos and Education, 16(2), pp. 169–170
Disproportionality in School Discipline in Massachusetts
The racial discipline gap—the finding that Black and Latino students are more likely to be disciplined at school than White students, and often more harshly—has implications for students’ academic success. This study concluded that differences in students’ behavior do not fully explain the disproportionate likelihood that Black students are disciplined for fighting at school. Black students were found to be significantly more likely than White st…
Psychology (10 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Ethnic group (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Lesbian (3 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (3 works)