At Risk, Punished, and Pushed Out of School: Leadership Practices Utilized by School Administrators for Discipline Consequences in South Texas Schools

Author

Beulah San Juanita Rangel, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Date of Award

5-2024

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Department

Educational Leadership

First Advisor

Marie Simonsson

Second Advisor

Michelle Abrego

Third Advisor

Velma Menchaca

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine leadership practices utilized by school administrators for discretionary discipline consequences that feed the school-to-prison pipeline. The researcher utilized a hermeneutic phenomenological approach to investigate factors that influence campus administrators’ decision to use of exclusionary discipline through a series of semi-structured interviews. Through data analysis, three themes emerged: (1) Principals’ Impact on Student Discipline (2) Principals’ Considerations Before Using Exclusionary Discipline (3) Principals Lack of Training.

Comments

Copyright 2024 Beulah San Juanita Rangel.

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Recommended Citation

Rangel, Beulah San Juanita, "At Risk, Punished, and Pushed Out of School: Leadership Practices Utilized by School Administrators for Discipline Consequences in South Texas Schools" (2024). Theses and Dissertations. 1512.
https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/etd/1512