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Young, Phillip; Reimer, Donald Paul; Young, Karen Holsey – Educational Research Quarterly, 2010
A structural equation modeling approach is used to assess the relationships among human capital endowments of school principals and characteristics of students at the middle school level. Human capital endowments are measured according to education, teacher experience, and administrator experience, while characteristics of students are assessed…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Student Characteristics, At Risk Students, Student Diversity
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Locks, Angela M.; Hurtado, Sylvia; Bowman, Nicholas A.; Oseguera, Leticia – Review of Higher Education, 2008
This study builds upon previous research on the effect of diversity on college students by examining and modeling the effects of diversity experiences for students of color and White students' transition to college. Specifically, structural equation modeling (SEM) is used to examine the direct and indirect effects of interactions with diverse…
Descriptors: Interaction, Peer Relationship, Public Colleges, Structural Equation Models
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Kwok, Oi-man; Hughes, Jan N.; Luo, Wen – Journal of School Psychology, 2007
This study investigated a measurement model of personality resilience and the contribution of personality resilience to lower achieving first grade students' academic achievement. Participants were 445 ethnically diverse children who at entrance to first grade scored below their school district median on a test of literacy. Participants were…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Low Achievement, Grade 1, Academic Achievement