The Punishment Gap: School Suspension and Racial Disparities in Achievement
The Punishment Gap: School Suspension and Racial Disparities in Achievement
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DOI：
10.1093/socpro/spv026
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发表时间：
2016-02-01
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影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Perry, Brea L.
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作者：
Morris, Edward W.;Perry, Brea L.
虽然学者们已经研究了种族“成就差距”几十年，但产生这种差距的机制仍然不清楚。在这篇文章中，我们提出，学校纪律是一个至关重要的，但未被充分审查，种族的成就差异的因素。使用一个大型的分层和纵向数据集，包括学生和学校的记录，我们研究的影响，学生停学率的种族差异，阅读和数学成绩。这是第一次进行类似的分析，它揭示了停学大约占黑人和白人在学校表现差异的五分之一。调查结果表明，排斥性的学校惩罚阻碍了学业成长，并导致了成绩的种族差异。最后，我们讨论了教育中种族不平等的影响。
While scholars have studied the racial "achievement gap" for several decades, the mechanisms that produce this gap remain unclear. In this article, we propose that school discipline is a crucial, but under-examined, factor in achievement differences by race. Using a large hierarchical and longitudinal data set comprised of student and school records, we examine the impact of student suspension rates on racial differences in reading and math achievement. This analysis-the first of its kind-reveals that school suspensions account for approximately one-fifth of black-white differences in school performance. The findings suggest that exclusionary school punishment hinders academic growth and contributes to racial disparities in achievement. We conclude by discussing the implications for racial inequality in education.