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Principal Beliefs Predict Responses to Individual Students’ Misbehavior

Authors :
Z. E. Ferguson
Shoshana N. Jarvis
Stephen Antonoplis
Jason A. Okonofua
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Center for Open Science, 2022.

Abstract

National policies have targeted widespread exclusionary discipline in schools which is associated with negative academic outcomes. Principals play an important role in making disciplinary decisions, yet little is understood about how their mindsets might impact disciplinary decisions. We hypothesized that principals' mindsets regarding the purpose of discipline (exclusion versus prevention) would predict their responses to misbehavior. In a random nation-wide sample (N=234), principals responded to misbehavior by a hypothetical Black or White student. Exclusion beliefs predicted more severe discipline, while prevention beliefs predicted greater endorsement of referring the student to a school counselor. Principal prevention mindsets also predicted less exclusionary discipline in real-world contexts.

Subjects

Subjects :
Education

Details

Database :
OpenAIRE
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....ca02fdf0dd6ca24ed416fa19c7f28fa3
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/znujc