RJ serves a preventative purpose by building students' social and emotional skills, not only responding to offenses¶
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q2 i? Experts contend RJ can avert discipline issues preventatively and build social and emotional learning skills such as communicating with peers and teachers. → Guckenburg 2015
Evidence¶
Guckenburg 2015¶
Guckenburg, S., Hurley, N., Persson, H., Fronius, T., & Petrosino, A. (2015). Restorative Justice in U.S. Schools: Summary Findings from Interviews with Experts. San Francisco: WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED568378
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Interview findings: RJ "can serve a preventative purpose when implemented in schools to avert discipline issues as well as to resolve them," building skills like communicating calmly and giving context before conclusions.
"Experts stressed that RJ is not just a way to react to student offenses, but can serve a preventative purpose when implemented in schools to avert discipline issues as well as to resolve them."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Emotional Intelligence — outcome: instruction changes it
- Social Awareness and Relationship Skills — outcome: instruction changes it
Related Claims¶
- Experts attribute their focus on RJ in schools to the failure of zero-tolerance discipline, disciplinary disparities, school climate concerns, holistic community approaches, and connections to youth development models — related
- Teachers who implemented restorative justice frequently had better student relationships and issued fewer referrals, with preliminary indications of reduced racial discipline gaps that were not fully eliminated — related
- Frequent RJ use by teachers shows preliminary indications of reducing the racial discipline gap, though disparities persist — related
- Experts report reduced suspensions and expulsions and improved school climate as RJ implementation successes — related
- Schools implementing restorative justice report decreases in exclusionary discipline such as suspensions and expulsions — related
- Implementing restorative justice in schools requires staff time, buy-in, training, and resources beyond traditional sanctions, with full climate shifts estimated to take three to five years — related
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RJ serves a preventative purpose by building students' social and emotional skills, not only responding to offenses |
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RJ serves a preventative purpose by building students' social and emotional skills, not only responding to offenses |
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