A Policy Discourse Analysis of Academic Probation

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https://doi.org/10.11575/ajer.v65i4.57339

Abstract

In this policy discourse analysis study, I explored the discourse of academic-probation policies for undergraduate students in Dominican higher education institutions. Policies from twelve universities described strategies of power throughout. Academic-probation policies were characterized by their brevity and focus on disciplinary actions for students who did not meet the established academic standards. Key implications are related to issues of student marginalization in higher education institutions. Future policy revisions should address the punitive measures and the implications of being classified below “normal” and should refocus on institutional retention as a policy.

 

Keywords: Academic Probation, Higher Education, Policy

 

Dans cette étude portant sur l’analyse du discours en matière de politiques, je me penche sur le discours des politiques portant sur la probation académique des étudiants du premier cycle dans certains établissements d’études supérieures en République dominicaine. On retrouve, tout au long du texte des politiques des douze universités étudiées, des descriptions de stratégies de pouvoir. Les politiques portant sur la probation académique se caractérisaient par leur brièveté et leur accent sur les actions disciplinaires visant les étudiants qui n’atteignaient pas les normes académiques établies. Les implications principales touchent la marginalisation des étudiants inscrits dans des établissements d’études supérieures. À l’avenir, les révisions des politiques devraient aborder les mesures punitives et les implications d’être classés sous la norme pour se recentrer sur la rétention institutionnelle.

 

Mots clés : probation académique; études supérieures; politique

Author Biography

Abraham Barouch-Gilbert, Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM)

Coordinator for research processes, Lecturer -Graduate School 

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2019-12-03

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Barouch-Gilbert, A. (2019). A Policy Discourse Analysis of Academic Probation. Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 65(4), 346–359. https://doi.org/10.11575/ajer.v65i4.57339

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Vol. 65 No. 4 (2019): Winter

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