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Student Discipline Problems and the Transition From Elementary to Middle School

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ID9728933
AuthorsMatthew T Theriot (University of Tennessee at Knoxville, corresponding author), David R Dupper (University of Tennessee at Knoxville)
Year2010
Volume42
Issue2
Pages205-222
Publication date2010-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducation and Urban Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-1245 • E-ISSN: 1552-3535
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0013124509349583
OpenAlexW2136736325
LanguageEN
Citations received15
References cited21

The transition from elementary to middle school is difficult for many students. However, the association between such transitions and changes in the types and frequencies of student discipline problems has not been adequately investigated. Using data from two school years, infractions and dispositions for all 5th-grade students ( N = 4,196) from one school district are followed from the final year of elementary school through the first year of middle school. Results show a substantial increase in reported student discipline problems and the use of in-school suspension in middle school.This increase is most dramatic for subjectively defined infractions like “class disturbance” and “failure to follow rules” compared to more concrete, objective infractions. Implications for educators and school administrators are discussed

Mathematics education · Middle class · Pedagogy · Political science · School Discipline · School teachers · Transition (genetics · Behavioral and Psychological Studies · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Education Discipline and Inequality · Psychology

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