Research Proposal Outline 2:

Review of Related Literature & Statement of Hypotheses

Review of Related Literature
Grant, Vernard T. (2005). The Economics of School Choice. Journal of Education. Vol. 186,
Issue 2, pp. 1-7.
Author of article addresses the supply and demand of a college education and also the
research that goes into choosing a school based off the cost.
Shulock, Nancy & Moore, Colleen (2005). Diminished Access to the Baccalaureate for Low-
Income and Minority Students in California: The Impact of Budget and Capacity
Constraints on the Transfer Function. Educational Policy. May 2005, Vol. 19 Issue 2,
pp 418-442
This article looks at the Master Plan for Higher Education from 1960 that was once
promised and one that many universities and community colleges still adhere to on the
guaranteeing of a place for a person to successfully attend and graduate with a
bachelors degree.
Cazden, Courtney (2002) A Descriptive Study of Six High School Puente Classrooms.
Educational Policy. 16 (4), 496.
Provides in depth case studies of the Puente Project and the affects of the programs
curricular design in the classroom sector.

Statement of Research Hypotheses:
1. Quantitative: Between these two schools it is anticipated that there will be a
considerably higher number of applicants that apply to attend a university and a higher
number of students who are accepted from the Latino students Magnolia High School
than the Latino students from Los Alamitos high school.

2. Qualitative: It is anticipated that the Latino students at Magnolia high school will likely
have a more positive experience of college preparedness and awareness of their
application status than the Latino students at Los Alamitos High School.