The politics and policy implications of Latino representation in education

dc.contributor.advisorMarschall, Melissa J.en_US
dc.creatorShah, Paru Radhaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T08:36:45Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T08:36:45Zen_US
dc.date.issued2006en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study seeks to answer the following broad questions: Under what confluence of institutional and contextual factors is the election of a minority candidate more likely (descriptive representation)? And once elected, do these minority representatives realize their potential to impact public policies or the political attitudes of their constituents (substantive representation)? Recent demographic shifts have moved American cities away from a simple Black/White dichotomy, and thus my goal in this study is to evaluate and extend the present theories and models of representation to other racial minorities. Specifically, I examine the extent of descriptive and substantive representation of Latinos in the educational arena. I find that the current theories of minority representation built upon the unique Black American experience in the US are insufficient to explain the political incorporation of Latinos. Specifically, I find that Latinos face additional challenges to incorporation and subsequent policy or empowerment effects based on their immigration and citizenship histories, their country-of-origin and generational diversity, and their particular assimilation and acculturation processes. As I demonstrate, these additional factors condition the likelihood of Latino representation on school boards, as well as the ability of these Latino representatives to enact policy changes or create empowerment effects among Latino constituents. I argue that these findings have important implications for ensuring representative democracy for Latinos and for educational policy outcomes.en_US
dc.format.extent202 p.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS POL.SCI. 2006 SHAHen_US
dc.identifier.citationShah, Paru Radha. "The politics and policy implications of Latino representation in education." (2006) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/18975">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/18975</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/18975en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectEducationen_US
dc.subjectAdministrationen_US
dc.subjectPolitical scienceen_US
dc.subjectSociologyen_US
dc.subjectEthnic studiesen_US
dc.subjectHispanic American studiesen_US
dc.titleThe politics and policy implications of Latino representation in educationen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentPolitical Scienceen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineSocial Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen_US
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