A Study to Determine the Effect of Athletic Participation on the Academic Performance, Attendance, and Discipline of Hispanic Students

Autor/in	Ramsey, Scott D.
Titel	A Study to Determine the Effect of Athletic Participation on the Academic Performance, Attendance, and Discipline of Hispanic Students
Quelle	(2010), (115 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, The University of Alabama
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-1242-3229-4
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Discipline; Grade Point Average; Graduation; Exit Examinations; Information Systems; Grade 12; Mexicans; Sex; High Schools; Grade 11; Data Collection; Predictor Variables; Regression (Statistics); Hispanic Americans; Athletics; Recreation; Physical Education; Ethnic Studies; Georgia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Disziplin; Abschluss; Graduierung; Final examination; Abschlussprüfung; School year 12; 12. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 12; Mexikaner; Geschlecht; Geschlechtsverkehr; High school; Oberschule; School year 11; 11. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 11; Data capture; Datensammlung; Prädiktor; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Leichtathletik; Re-creation; Erholung; Körpererziehung; Sportunterricht
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to examine whether selected independent variables are good predictors of athletic participation among Mexican students. The selected independent variables were gender, GPA, attendance, discipline referrals, and success on the Georgia High School Graduation Test. The dependent variable was participation in athletics. The participants of this study were Mexican students in the 11th and 12th grade at Southeast Whitfield High School in Dalton, Georgia. The data were collected from the Whitfield County student information system, which is called Infinite Campus. Permission was obtained from students as well as their parents before the data were collected and analyzed for the purpose of this study. The original hypothesis was that each one of the five independent variables would have a relationship with athletic participation that would make it an effective predictor. However, after the data were analyzed in SPSS using a logistic regression, only four of them were found to be significant. Of the five independent variables, gender, attendance, discipline referrals were found to be significant and, as a result, supported the hypothesis of the study. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10