Unit 3: What Are The Processes/Principles of Restorative Justice/Practices?
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Let's Think Back...
In Module 1, there were articles that described what exclusionary practices and restorative justice are within the school setting. Go back and look at what you defined them both to be. Using this definition, re-read the articles from module 1 with this in mind.
Exclusionary Discipline Article
Reflect: After completing Module 2, does your definition to both still fit?
Common Principles
On the whole, restorative justice has major common principles that connect the variations that can come up in individual approaches. Read the following case studies.
Now, complete the following graphic organizer. In the three squares, list 3 major common principles you have observed from all of the readings, videos, and case studies. In the rounded rectangles below them, cite two examples that show this principle from an article, video, or case study.
Generate the Shift
After filling out the graphic organizer, now let's shift the focus to your school. Using the graphic organizer below, generate 2 ways you could see your school incorporating each of your 3 common principles of restorative justice you identified.
References
Andrea A. Joseph-McCatty, Rebecca J. Hnilica, Restorative practices: The application of restorative circles in a case study school,
Teaching and Teacher Education, Volume 121, 2023.
Brittany Zakszeski, Laura Rutherford. (2021) Mind the Gap: A Systematic Review of Research on Restorative Practices in Schools. School Psychology Review 50:2-3, pages 371-387.
Cohen, William Jeremy, "Must Be Present to Win: Principals' Perspectives on Exclusionary Discipline" (2022). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 6024.
Gross, Sarah M., "RESTORATIVE PRACTICE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS: A CASE STUDY ON LEADERSHIP, IMPLEMENTATION, AND CHALLENGES" (2021). Dissertations and Theses. 3.