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Ethnic Discipline Gap

Unseen Dimensions of Racial Disproportionality in School Discipline

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ID8224045
AuthorsBach Mai Dolly Nguyen (0000-0003-4999-5291, Lewis & Clark College, corresponding author), Pedro Noguera (0000-0003-1061-0008, University of California, Los Angeles), Nathan Adkins (University of Washington), Robert T Teranishi (0000-0002-9961-3549, University of California, Los Angeles)
Year2019
Volume56
Issue5
Pages1973-2003
Publication date2019-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Educational Research Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-8312 • E-ISSN: 1935-1011
PublisherAmerican Educational Research Association (AERA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3102/0002831219833919
OpenAlexW2921043934
LanguageEN
Citations received22
References cited40

Research on the school discipline gap reveals growing awareness of the disproportionate impact on students of color; however, dynamics of the racial discipline gap remain underanalyzed. This article uses risk ratios to descriptively establish if ethnic disproportionality in school discipline is present among Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) subgroups. We find that when AAPI data are disaggregated, significant variations in discipline patterns emerge. Pacific Islanders are nearly twice as likely as their White peers to be disciplined when separated from Asian Americans, and all Pacific Islander subgroups are at equal or higher risk for discipline. We also find a discipline gap between ethnic subgroups. Our findings affirm the need to further refine the analyses of race and school discipline

Asian americans · Discipline · Ethnic group · Pacific islanders · Pedagogy · Race (biology · School Discipline · Social science · Sociology · White (mutation · Anthropology · Education Discipline and Inequality · Gender Studies

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Unique citing works22
Citations per year4,4
Citation span2021 - 2026 (6)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 22

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