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标题：Perspectives and Practices of Suspension as a Tool Modifying Disruptive Behavior: The Case of four Universities
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作者：Ewnetu Hailu Tamene
期刊名称：International Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences
印刷版ISSN：2163-1948
电子版ISSN：2163-1956
出版年度：2013
卷号：3
期号：6
页码：157-162
DOI：10.5923/j.ijpbs.20130306.03
语种：English
出版社：Scientific & Academic Publishing Co.
摘要：Suspension is commonly used as a tool modifying disruptive behavior while controversial concerns on its efficacy and implementation. This study intended to explore implementers’ perspective as well as to inform strategic thinking by showing common practices and gaps among participating universities on student’s discipline management. Total of 55 participants from four purposely selected universities were involved. Members of student union, university police; student service directors/deans/ of universities were key informants. To fully understand the real sense and meaning of suspension, from within: off campus students due to suspension and students on campus after suspension were also participants, through snow ball data collection technique. Qualitative multi case study method is employed in which in depth interview and FGD and document analysis were used data tools. Findings show that suspension is perceived as warning, temporary relief and necessary evil. It is imposed to maintain peace and security and to care for the majority. At the same time it is described as damaging, that expose to more serious behavioral and psychological chaos. It is also evident that there is no practice of communicating parents to link the suspended students. There seems nobody responsible for what happen to the suspended student outside the university once s/he suspended.
关键词：Suspension;Disruptive Behavior;Punishment