Effectiveness of delinquency prevention program using propensity score matching: is trust in teachers a turning point in zero-tolerance policies?
| Autor: | Mido Chang, Jiwon Nam |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Public Administration
Zero tolerance education 05 social sciences 050301 education Structural equation modeling Propensity score matching Juvenile delinquency 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Turning point Psychology Construct (philosophy) 0503 education Social psychology Discipline 050104 developmental & child psychology |
| Zdroj: | International Review of Public Administration. 23:119-137 |
| ISSN: | 2331-7795 1229-4659 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/12294659.2018.1473942 |
| Popis: | Although the relationship between parental and teachers’ roles and exclusionary discipline practices (EDP) seems intuitive, the link has rarely been supported in school disciplinary literature. This current study tested whether delinquency prevention programs can be directly effective in reducing adolescent delinquency, considering the medium of student’s trust in teachers and parental contact with school. In detail, this study attempted to answer two questions: ‘Do current delinquency prevention programs decrease EDP?’ and ‘Do student–teacher trust and parental contact with school mediate the effectiveness of prevention programs on suspensions?’ Using the techniques of propensity score matching and structural equation modeling, we found that student trust in teachers is a relevant and valid construct and statistically significant mediator on suspensions. The authors suggested some considerations to use student trust in teachers and parental contact with school more effectively as policy tools in ... |
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