Student Discipline Problems and the Transition from Elementary to Middle School

Autor/inn/en	Theriot, Matthew T.; Dupper, David R.
Titel	Student Discipline Problems and the Transition from Elementary to Middle School
Quelle	In: Education and Urban Society, 42 (2010) 2, S.205-222 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1245
DOI	10.1177/0013124509349583
Schlagwörter	Discipline Problems; Suspension; Behavior Problems; Student Behavior; Elementary School Students; Grade 5; Middle School Students; Grade 6; Racial Differences; Gender Differences; Socioeconomic Influences; Special Needs Students; Urban Schools; Suburban Schools; White Students; African American Students; Hispanic American Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausschluss; Schulausschluss; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Rassenunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Suburban area; Outskirts; Suburb; Vorort; Vorstadt; African Americans; Afroamerikaner; Studentin; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Hispanoamerikaner
Abstract	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. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10