An Action Research Case Study of an Office of Civil Rights Compliance Review in a Diverse Urban Southeast Texas School District

Autor/in	Dupre, Charles E.
Titel	An Action Research Case Study of an Office of Civil Rights Compliance Review in a Diverse Urban Southeast Texas School District
Quelle	(2014), (121 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, Lamar University - Beaumont
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-3039-4898-5
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Civil Rights; Action Research; Case Studies; Urban Schools; School Districts; Teacher Administrator Relationship; African American Students; Qualitative Research; Public Schools; Referral; Discipline; Middle Schools; Focus Groups; Interviews; Compliance (Legal); Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Projektforschung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; School district; Schulbezirk; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Qualitative Forschung; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Disziplin; Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik
Abstract	The purpose of this case study was to examine the perspectives and disciplinary practices of teachers and administrators in one school that demonstrated the least disproportionality of disciplinary referrals between African American students and other student groups. The researcher determined that a qualitative action research case study conducted at one middle school would provide insight into teacher mindset and practices, to serve as the basis of a corrective plan to be used by the district in proactively addressing established patterns of disproportionate discipline referral. The setting for the case study was a diverse urban public school district in southeast Texas that was the subject of a U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (OCR) Compliance Review. The school studied demonstrated the least disproportionality in disciplinary referrals among the five middle schools identified for review by the OCR. Data were collected through face-to-face focus group interviews with teachers and administrators at the study school. Findings from the study revealed five key perspectives and practices that may have led to more proportionate disciplinary referrals. The researcher also considered additional factors that may explain why disproportionate disciplinary referrals continue to occur at the school. This study provides school leaders with suggestions for specific actions that may support efforts to reduce discipline referral gaps. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01