CHAPTER THREE
METHODOLOGY
Overview
This chapter describes the methodology and data analysis plan that was used in conducting this study. It includes the sampling plan, operational definitions for the dependent and independent variables, research methodology. Two instruments, The Latino Leadership Survey (LLS) and the Children’s Leadership Questionnaire Survey (CLQS), were used to determine Latino middle school at-risk students’ perception of aspects of leadership.
The dependent variables for this study were minority students’: perception of themselves as leaders, perception or their belief that others see them as leaders, desire to be a leader when they grow up, that anyone can learn to be a leader, perception of the need for leaders, perception
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Questions were selected from two nationally validated surveys, The Latino Leadership Survey (NCLL, 1999) and Children’s Leadership Questionnaire (Villagomez, 2006) were used to construct the study’s survey. It used The Latino Leadership Survey for identification of topics related to general leadership traits and the Children’s Leadership Questionnaire to select relevant items to measure the students’ definition and traits of a leader. This researcher produced a hybrid of these two qualitative instruments tailored for the purpose of the study. Members of the dissertation committee reviewed and approved the selected items and any modification of the wording of the items.
The Latino Leadership Survey is an individual leader interview questionnaire, used in citywide focus groups and a national phone survey. This survey consisted of 60 questions. This instrument was developed in partnership with the Willie Velásquez Research Institute and the Southwest Voter Registration Education Institute both located in San Antonio, Texas. The purpose of this survey was to ask Latino adults to clarify their vision, values, and expectations of leader and
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School District – a public school district where students are enrolled and attend classes.
2. Gender – the behavioral, cultural, or psychological traits typically associated with one sex.
3. Grade Level – no grade lower than six and no grade higher than eight.
4. Grades – a letter, number, or other symbol indicating the relative quality of a student's work in a course, examination, or special assignment as perceived by the student.
5. Ethnicity – American Indian/Native Alaskan, Asian, Black, Hispanic, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Multiracial and White.
6. With whom students’ lived – any family members whom students’ identified as living at home with them.
Operational Definition for Dependent Variables
1. Perception of themselves as leaders – students believe that they are and/or have been leaders.
2. Perception or their belief that others see them as leaders – campus administrators, teachers, parents, and/or their friends see students as leaders.
3. Desire to be a leader when they grow up – students believe that once they grow up they want to become a leader.
4. Belief that anyone can learn to be a leader – students believe that they can learn to be
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Northouse, P. (2010). Leadership: Theory and practice (5th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
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