Layla M. Dehaiman

PhD Student in Special Education (completing research in New Mexico), Syracuse University

Areas of Expertise:

Education

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About Layla

Dehaiman's research focuses on the school-to-prison pipeline specifically for students with disabilities; and the role that self-advocacy and empowerment plays on post-secondary outcomes that include inclusion in the community and opportunities for employment and access to higher education. She is interested in teacher preparation for both special education and general education teacher programs and how to create inclusive environments within public schools through teacher education training.

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Contributions

How Restorative Approaches to Student Discipline Can Help Dismantle the School to Prison Pipeline

Amy Green

Basic Facts Brief, March 2019

Publications

"Cultivating Healing by Implementing Restorative Practices for Youth: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Trial" (with Kim Zamarin, Cathleen E. Willging, Amy E. Green, and Patricio Ruiloba). International Journal of Educational Research 93 (2019): 168-176.

Describes cultivating healing by implementing restorative practices for youth: Protocol for a cluster randomized trial.

"Connecting Culturally Responsive Research and Culturally Cognizant Teaching to Promote Authentic Inclusive Classrooms for Diverse Learners" (with David J. Connor, Beth A. Ferri, and Louis Olander), in The SAGE Handbook of Inclusion and Diversity in Education, edited by Matthew Schuelka (SAGE Publishing, forthcoming).

"Cultivating Healing by Implementing Restorative Practices for Youth: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Trial" (with Amy Green, Kim Zamarin, and Patricio Ruiloba). International Journal of Educational Research 93, no. 1 (2019): 168-176.

Examines whether using restorative practices with a multi-faceted implementation strategy (a) reduces negative outcomes, including expulsions, suspensions, truancy, and bullying, and (b) improves positive outcomes related to grade-point-average, sense of safety, and teacher support. Hopes to identify factors associated with implementation success and conduct a cost-benefit analysis examining return on investment from societal and government perspectives.