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The Influence Of Social Capital Factors On African-American And Hispanic High School Student Achievement., Jacqueline L. Davis
The Influence Of Social Capital Factors On African-American And Hispanic High School Student Achievement., Jacqueline L. Davis
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The underachievement of African American and Hispanic students has been an ongoing problem for schools in the United States. The purpose of this investigation was to add to the existing body of knowledge concerning social capital of African American and Hispanic high school students’ academic achievement. Using a nationally representative sample from the Educational Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS: 2002), base year through the first follow-up year database, 551 high school students, the researcher assessed indicators (school-sponsored activities, out-of-school activities, and parental involvement) within the construct of social capital, to see whether social capital could serve as a predictor of …