Factors that contribute to educational success for Hispanic students in Texas school districts
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description: The purpose of this study is to determine factors that contribute to educational success for Hispanic students in Texas school districts. The study applies and tests a synthesis of social capital and political resource theories to identify the structural determinants that impact positive educational outcomes. Three research questions guided the study: (1) Does social capital have an effect on educational success of Hispanic students in Texas school districts? (2) Does political resource theory have an effect on educational success for Hispanic students in Texas school districts? (3) Does social capital combined with political resource theory further predict educational success for Hispanic students in Texas school districts? This study uses secondary data to test the research questions. The Academic Excellence Indicator System for 2006-2007 published annually by the Texas Education Agency is used in this study. This study tested twelve hypotheses using ordinary least squares regression. Five models are presented to determine what factors have a significant effect on Hispanic TAKS cumulative pass rate.
abstract: The purpose of this study is to determine factors that contribute to educational success for Hispanic students in Texas school districts. The study applies and tests a synthesis of social capital and political resource theories to identify the structural determinants that impact positive educational outcomes. Three research questions guided the study: (1) Does social capital have an effect on educational success of Hispanic students in Texas school districts? (2) Does political resource theory have an effect on educational success for Hispanic students in Texas school districts? (3) Does social capital combined with political resource theory further predict educational success for Hispanic students in Texas school districts? This study uses secondary data to test the research questions. The Academic Excellence Indicator System for 2006-2007 published annually by the Texas Education Agency is used in this study. This study tested twelve hypotheses using ordinary least squares regression. Five models are presented to determine what factors have a significant effect on Hispanic TAKS cumulative pass rate.
author: Hale, Karen Louise
language: en_US
keywords: Education, Social sciences, Educational achievement, Educational success, Hispanic education, Inequality in education, Political resources in education, Social capital
date published: 12/30/2010
date modified: 2026-07-24T05:05:07Z
provider: Texas Woman's University
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: Texas Woman's University

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