| Academic, Cultural, and Social Capital Contributor(s): Belasco, Elizabeth (Author) |
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ISBN: 3843391041 ISBN-13: 9783843391047 Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing OUR PRICE: $50.27 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Research |
| Physical Information: 0.23" H x 6" W x 9" (0.33 lbs) 96 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This study analyzes three forms of 'capital' and their influence on matriculation rates for Latina/o students. Specifically, pre-enrollment characteristics for a sample of college freshmen were classified as academic, cultural, or social capital. A Bayesian structural equation model was developed to analyze the interaction of these latent variables and measure their relative influence on graduation rates. A similar sample of White/Caucasian students were included in the study for purposes of comparison. The regression of social capital on cultural capital produced a statistically significant difference between the two groups of students and yielded a moderate effect size. |