The Promise and Pitfalls of Transformational Leadership for Decreasing the Use of Out-of-School Suspensions and Reduce the Racial Discipline Gap

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  • Author(s): Ify Ogwumike; Virginia Snodgrass Rangel (ORCID Virginia Snodgrass Rangel (ORCID 0000-0002-0376-1986); Detra D. Johnson (ORCID Detra D. Johnson (ORCID 0000-0001-5306-222X)
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    Education and Urban Society. 2024 56(2):230-259.
  • Publication Date:
    2024
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Research
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: https://sagepub.com
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      30
    • Education Level:
      Elementary Education
    • Subject Terms:
      Principals; Transformational Leadership; Suspension; Discipline; Race; Disproportionate Representation; Urban Schools; Administrator Attitudes; School Culture; Elementary Schools; African American Students
    • Subject Terms:
      Texas
    • Accession Number:
      10.1177/00131245221106710
    • ISSN:
      0013-1245
      1552-3535
    • Abstract:
      This study sought to explore the extent to which and how principals can help decrease the use of out-of-school suspension and close the racial discipline gap. This study comprised a qualitative case study of a principal in an urban school district. Data derive from in-depth interviews with current and former campus and district leaders, historical data, and documents. The principal's transformational actions, together with support from the district, helped to improve the school's culture, and decreased the use of OSS, but were not sufficient to close the racial discipline gap.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2024
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1410022