History of Zero Tolerance in American Public Schooling

Name: History of Zero Tolerance in American Public Schooling
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ISBN: 9781137366535

ISBN-10: 1137366532

ISBN-13: 9781137366535

Edition: 2011

Authors: Judith Kafka

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The History of "Zero Tolerance" in American Public Schooling looks back at the historical roots of "zero tolerance" school discipline policies. Through a case study of the Los Angeles city school district from the 1950s through the 1970s, Judith Kafka explores the intersection of race, politics, and the bureaucratic organization of schooling. Kafka argues that control over discipline became increasingly centralized in the second half of the twentieth century in response to pressures exerted by teachers, parents, students, principals, and local politicians - often at different historical moments, and for different purposes. Kafka demonstrates that the racial inequities produced by today's…

Book details

List price: $59.99
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date: 10/23/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 181
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.42" tall
Weight: 0.572
Language: English