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ERIC Number: EJ880369
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Dec
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-1096-2409
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A Strengths-Based Approach to Promoting Prosocial Behavior among African American and Latino Students
Day-Vines, Norma L.; Terriquez, Veronica
Professional School Counseling, v12 n2 p170-175 Dec 2008
This article presents an overview of a strengths-based school discipline initiative that was developed in response to the high suspension and expulsion rates of African American and Latino male students at a racially diverse, urban high school in California. A school task force made up of adult and youth stakeholders devised a series of interventions that included student-led efforts to improve discipline policies and procedures. The initiative builds on the Strengths-Based School Counseling framework explicated by Galassi and Akos (2007), which stimulates and promotes personal accountability, leadership, resiliency, self-management, and social competence in students as opposed to merely reducing student deficits.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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