Demographic Trends in Texas Bond Elections

Autor/inn/en	Hickey, Wesley D.; Bingham Linn, Genie; Vaughn, Vance
Titel	Demographic Trends in Texas Bond Elections
Quelle	In: AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 5 (2008) 2, S.21-29 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1931-6569
Schlagwörter	Age; Elections; Bond Issues; Superintendents; Enrollment; Academic Achievement; Ethnic Groups; School Districts; Socioeconomic Status; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Alter; Lebensalter; Election; Wahl; Schulrat; Einschulung; Schulleistung; Ethnie; School district; Schulbezirk; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status
Abstract	The ability to hold a successful bond election is a vital part of the superintendency in Texas. Aging facilities, increasing student enrollments, and technological needs exacerbate the need to gain community support for capital improvement projects. Appropriate facilities are needed not only for the physical space they provide, but also because well-maintained appropriate buildings improve student achievement. In order to create successful bond election strategies a superintendent should be aware of factors involved in voter dispositions. This study determines the demographic trends in ethnic groups, age levels, socioeconomic areas, and educational level. A superintendent developing committees and soliciting input must understand the need for trust, but are there certain demographic subpopulations that may be predisposed to supporting an election? Understanding demographic trends may provide information to support committee make-up and provide an understanding of voters who may not naturally develop a connection with the school. Recognizing bond election trends adds to the knowledge that informs practice. (Contains 6 figures.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10