Exclusionary discipline is common across early care settings: between 9.0% and 39.3% of teachers or programs reported using it in the prior year.¶
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q2 i? Across studies, 9.0% to 39.3% of teachers or programs had used exclusionary discipline in the prior year. → Katherine M. Zinsser 2022
Evidence¶
Katherine M. Zinsser 2022¶
Katherine M. Zinsser, H. Callie Silver, Elyse R. Shenberger, and Velisha Jackson. (2022). A Systematic Review of Early Childhood Exclusionary Discipline. Review of Educational Research. https://doi.org/10.3102/00346543211070047
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Review synthesis of program/teacher-level rates: studies with program or classroom/teacher units tended to report the proportion engaging in any exclusion in the prior year, and the review concludes "this is common across care settings."
"Across studies, between 9.0% and 39.3% of teachers or programs had used exclusionary discipline, indicating that this is common across care settings."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Annual expulsion rates in early care and education settings range widely, from 6 to 43.3 per 1,000 children enrolled, varying by program type and jurisdiction. — related
- Boys, African American, and Hispanic children, and children with disabilities are disproportionately excluded from early care and education settings, though few studies computed disproportionality. — related
- Research on early childhood exclusionary discipline is accelerating but remains dominated by cross-sectional designs and convenience samples of a few hundred teachers. — related
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Exclusionary discipline is common across early care settings: between 9.0% and 39.3% of teachers or programs reported using it in the prior year. |
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Exclusionary discipline is common across early care settings: between 9.0% and 39.3% of teachers or programs reported using it in the prior year. |
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moderate |
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2022 |
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2027 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-20 |
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