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The Political Resources Model Of Representation: A Local Approach, Joe Manuel Cavazos
The Political Resources Model Of Representation: A Local Approach, Joe Manuel Cavazos
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The purpose of the study was to determine the applicability of the Political Resources Model of Representation to the Rio Grande Valley and to ascertain if political resources (poverty levels, educational attainment, and Hispanic representation) provide an adequate explanation of educational outcomes (ACT, TEAMS, and dropout rates).
The political Resources Model of Representation, used by Meier and Stewart, served as a theoretical framework for the study. Formerly, the model had been used at a national level and a state level. Representation variables were used to predict the applicability of the model to a region.
Political Resources variables were used to …