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Version 1.2 – Updated June 2023

Suspension / expelling students

Overview

  • Influence: Suspension / expelling students
  • Domain: Classroom
  • Sub-Domain: Classroom management
  • Potential to Accelerate Student Achievement: Likely to have a negative impact
  • Influence Definition: When students are removed from the school permanently or temporarily.

Evidence

  • Number of meta-analyses: 1
  • Number of studies: 24
  • Number of students: 7,579
  • Number of effects: 42
  • Weighted mean effect size: -0.20
  • Robustness index: 1

Meta-Analyses

Meta-Analyses
Journal Title Author First Author's Country Article Name Year Published Variable Number of Studies Number of Students Number of Effects Effect Size
School Psychology Review Noltemeyer, Ward, & Mcloughlin USA Relationship Between School Suspension and Student Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis 2015 Suspension of students 24 7,579 42 -0.20
TOTAL/AVERAGE 24 7,579 42 -0.20
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