L’EXCLUSION PONCTUELLE DE COURS DANS L’ENSEIGNEMENT SECONDAIRE FRANÇAIS : LES EFFETS D’UNE PRATIQUE PUNITIVE BANALISÉE

Abstract

In French secondary education, classroom exclusion is a routine treatment of disciplinary problems which contributes to school dropout. This article looks at the teaching practice of excluding students from class and their charge through school life services in three priority education middle-schools. It is based on interviews with the stakeholders of these institutions and on classroom and school life observations. The results reveal that this practice contributes to the construction of deviant careers for students. In light of this process that encourages student drop out, inclusive educational practices are discussed, especially regarding initial teacher training.