Welch, K., & Payne, A. A. (2010). Racial threat and punitive school discipline. Social Problems, 57(1), 25-48. Tests of the racial threat hypothesis, linking the racial composition of place to various measures of social control, find that where there are greater percentages of blacks, more punitive criminal justice policies are… read more
White and Black Teachers’ Job Satisfaction: Does Relational Demography Matter?
Fairchild, S., Tobias, R., Corcoran, S., Djukic, M., Kovner, C., & Noguera, P. (2012). White and black teachers’ job satisfaction: Does relational demography matter? Urban Education, 47(1), 170-197. Data on the impact of student, teacher, and principal racial and gender composition in urban schools on teacher work outcomes are limited.… read more
Reconsidering the “Crisis” Of the Black Male in America
Noguera, P. A. (1997). Reconsidering the “crisis” of the black male in america. Social Justice, 24(2 (68)), 147-164. Focusing on race and gender as an explanation for the hardships faced by black males in America distorts the issues and leads to remedies that are ineffective or contribute to further marginalization.… read more
Schools, Prisons, and Social Implications of Punishment: Rethinking Disciplinary Practices
Noguera, P. A. (2003). Schools, prisons, and social implications of punishment: Rethinking disciplinary practices. Theory into Practice, 42(4), 341-350. Throughout the United States, schools most frequently punish the students who have the greatest academic, social, economic, and emotional needs. An examination of which students are most likely to be suspended,… read more