Overview
For these article analyses assignments (and the final project for the course) we’re going to focus on school discipline in the US. I chose this topic because I think it’s one most of us can relate to in one way or another. Many of us attended schools in the US where discipline is a regular part of school life. Also, you may have children (or expect to have children) who will be involved in schools and who will experience discipline through conformity and/or deviance. And, how schools handle discipline is a common topic of public discussion and political advocacy. Because this topic is so ubiquitous and relatable, I thought it would be a good one to explore through
The first article you will read on this topic is a study conducted by Aaron Kupchik in which he compared school discipline in four high schools from two states and with varying demographics.