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| Jordan, Jeffrey L.; Anil, Bulent. |
| Noncognitive factors such as discipline (and its mirror, punishment in the form of discipline referrals) can affect school and labor market outcomes, human capital development, and thus the economic well–being of communities. It is well–known throughout the United States, but particularly in rural areas of the south that black males drop out of school more frequently than white males, face higher levels of unemployment, and are incarcerated at a disproportionate rate compared with their white cohorts. Also students in low–income homes were three times more likely to drop out than those from average–income homes and nine times more likely than students from high–income homes. This paper tests the hypothesis that the odds of a student being referred for... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Discipline; School drop outs; Student/teacher race and gender; Labor and Human Capital; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; I20; J24. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53089 |
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