Snap Judgements: Vulnerable Decision Points Leading to Disproportionate Discipline

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dc.contributor.advisorZvoch, Keith
dc.contributor.authorSanchez, Jonathon
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-13T18:38:21Z
dc.date.available2021-09-13T18:38:21Z
dc.date.issued2021-09-13
dc.description.abstractDisproportionate discipline, the overrepresentation of predominately Black and Latinx students in school disciplinary actions, has led to students from these groups being suspended more frequently and for longer durations than their White peers. This trend is found most often in subjective discipline incidents (SDIs) where authority figures must use their judgment in deciding if a rule violation has occurred in a situation (i.e., defiance and disruption). The vulnerable decision point (VDP) model identifies these moments as key points where a person’s implicit bias may increase the likelihood that disproportionate discipline outcomes will result for stereotyped students. The VDP model also recognizes that environmental factors such as time of day, day of week, and fatigue level increase the likelihood that implicit bias will manifest in SDIs. In this dissertation study, I analyzed extant discipline data from a large Pacific Northwest school district (PNWSD) to (a) identify disproportionate discipline patterns and (b) apply the VDP model to pinpoint possible environmental factors that might be useful when planning interventions to reduce the impact of implicit bias on educators’ responses to subjective discipline incidents. The key finding points to a relation between time in school year and the disproportionate discipline experienced by Latinx students. Implications for school districts as well as suggestions for extensions of this research in other fields are discussed.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/26644
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregon
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved.
dc.subjectDisciplineen_US
dc.subjectDisproportionateen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental Stressorsen_US
dc.subjectImplicit Biasen_US
dc.subjectLatinxen_US
dc.subjectVulnerable Decision Pointsen_US
dc.titleSnap Judgements: Vulnerable Decision Points Leading to Disproportionate Discipline
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineDepartment of Educational Methodology, Policy, and Leadership
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Oregon
thesis.degree.leveldoctoral
thesis.degree.nameD.Ed.

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