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School Order, Justice, and Education: Climate, Discipline Practices, and Dropping Out
Author(s) -
Peguero Anthony A.,
Bracy Nicole L.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of research on adolescence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.342
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1532-7795
pISSN - 1050-8392
DOI - 10.1111/jora.12138
Subject(s) - school climate , economic justice , order (exchange) , climate justice , psychology , school discipline , school violence , climate change , sociology , criminology , mathematics education , social psychology , pedagogy , political science , law , ecology , finance , economics , biology
There is a growing body of research that explores how school climate, order, and procedural justice are related to violence within American public schools. What remains in the background, however, is how school climate, order, and justice are related to aspects of education such as dropping out. This study uses multilevel analysis, drawing from the Educational Longitudinal Study of 2002, to examine the effect of school climate, order, and justice on dropping out. Results indicate that, when considering the various dimensions of school climate, order, and justice, a student receiving a formal school sanction remains the strongest factor related to the likelihood of a student dropping out of school. These results underscore the importance of careful design and implementation of school discipline and safety policies.