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University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
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Sarah C. McKenzie's research focuses on educational policy and equity, particularly within the context of gifted education and student discipline in Arkansas. Her work investigates how state-level policies are implemented at the local level and their effects on student outcomes. Publications examine the expansion of gifted identification to include disadvantaged students, the impact of state-wide limits on exclusionary discipline in elementary schools, and administrator perspectives on policy compliance. McKenzie also studies the association between universal Advanced Placement access, student enrollment, and academic outcomes, as well as the influence of scholarship timing on college-going rates. Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 5, with 145 total publications and 91 total citations. She has collaborated with researchers such as Josh B. McGee and Fabio Andrés Parra-Martínez at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.
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- h-index: 5
- Publications: 145
- Citations: 91
Selected Publications
- Gifted Students’ Later Outcomes: College-Going Rates and Selectivity (2025) DOI
- Discipline Disproportionality and Policy Reform in Arkansas: Effects of State-Wide Limits on Exclusionary Discipline in Elementary School (2023) DOI
- Expanding Gifted Identification to Capture Academically Advanced, Low-Income, or Other Disadvantaged Students: The Case of Arkansas (2022) DOI
- Local Implementation of State-Level Discipline Policy: Administrator Perspectives and Contextual Factors Associated With Compliance (2022) DOI
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