The Relationship Between Homelessness and Socioeconomic Status, Minority Population, and Achievement Rate

Banwart, Derek

The Relationship Between Homelessness and Socioeconomic Status, Minority Population, and Achievement Rate

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This dissertation assesses the relationship between homelessness and socioeconomic status, minority, and student achievement. This study is motivated by four research questions. (1) What is the relationship between the percent of homeless students and socioeconomic rate in a district? (2) What is the relationship between the percent of homeless students and a district’s minority population? (3) What is the relationship between the percent of homeless students and student achievement rate in a district? (4) What is the predictive power of socioeconomic status and homeless rates on student achievement? Previous research has indicated relationships between homelessness and student achievement rate, minority population, and socioeconomic rate. The lack of research connecting all of these indicators on larger scale (all public schools in the state of Missouri) was a leading factor in the completing of this research. The aim of this research was to contribute to public school administrators’ and teachers’ knowledge of indicators that lead to poor student achievement. Data was gathered from the public access on the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Web site. The results of the data collection where analyzed with a Pearson’s r and multiple regressions. The results and implications for educators was discussed with the need of further research.

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