Contextual factors associated with the use of corporal punishment in U.S. public schools

Sarah A. Font and Elizabeth T. Gershoff

Children and Youth Services Review, 2017, vol. 79, issue C, 408-417

Abstract: •We examined correlates of school corporal punishment (SCP) use and disparities.•Cultural, socioeconomic, and racial characteristics all predicted SCP use.•School and county racial composition predicted disparate use against Black students.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.06.034

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