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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455135703321

Autore

Arum Richard

Titolo

Judging school discipline [[electronic resource] ] : the crisis of moral authority / / Richard Arum

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, c2003

ISBN

0-674-02029-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (336 p. ) : ill

Disciplina

370.11/4

Soggetti

Moral education - United States

School discipline - Law and legislation - United States

Education - Social aspects - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: 2003.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface 1. Questioning School Authority 2. Student Rights versus School Rules With Irenee R. Beattie 3. How Judges Rule With Irenee R. Beattie 4. From the Bench to the Paddle With Richard Pitt and Jennifer Thompson 5. School Discipline and Youth Socialization With Sandra Way 6. Restoring Moral Authority in American Schools Appendix: Tables Notes Index

Sommario/riassunto

Reprimand a class comic, restrain a bully, dismiss a student for brazen attire - and you may be facing a lawsuit. This is an account of how decades of mostly well-intended litigation have eroded the moral authority of teachers and degraded the quality of American education.