An Examination of the Influence of School Discipline, Race/Ethnicity, and Gender on Students' Attitudes Toward School

<p>Of interest to school counselors are the variables associated with academic success and failure among high school students. This study examined the effects of school discipline (overnight suspension, in-school suspension, out-of-school suspension, and recommendation for expulsion), race/ethnicity, and gender on students' attitudes toward school. Five research questions guided the study: 1) Do school discipline, race/ethnicity, and gender predict academic self-perceptions? 2) Do school discipline, race/ethnicity, and gender predict students' attitudes toward teachers? 3) Do school discipline, race/ethnicity, and gender predict students' attitudes toward school? 4) Do school discipline, race/ethnicity, and gender predict goal valuation? 5) Do school discipline, race/ethnicity, and gender predict motivation/self-regulation? Participants were tenth and eleventh graders enrolled in three SC public high schools during the 2010-2011 academic year. Respondents completed the School Attitude Assessment Survey-Revised and a demographic questionnaire. A descriptive, correlational methodology was be used in this quantitative study. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multiple regression analyses. Overnight suspension was a significant predictor of attitudes toward teachers. Gender and recommendation for expulsion were significant predictors of goal valuation. Gender was a significant predictor of motivation.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Campus Access Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Studies

Year

2011

Author dc:creator

• King, LaShawn Denise

Contributors dc:contributor

• Kathy Evans

• Education
• Educational Methods
• gender
• goal valuation
• motivation
• race/ethnicity
• school discipline
• students' attitudes

Statement dc:rights

• © 2011, LaShawn Denise King

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/828

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarcommons.sc.edu:etd-1829