Explaining Scholarship Addressing Hispanic Children’s Issues

Authors

Adolfo G. Santos, University of Houston - DowntownFollow

Abstract

The purpose of this essay is to explain the dearth of scholarship in Hispanic and Latino children’s issues. To answer this question, a data set of all the scholarship addressing Hispanic and Latino children was created. This data set was used to test two hypotheses. The first of these is that scholarship on Hispanic children is created by Hispanic scholars. The second is that government incentives lead scholars to produce scholarship. This article will show that interest in Hispanic and Latino children can be explained by the existence of Hispanic and Latino scholars, the size of the Hispanic population and the existence of monetary incentives that encourage scholars to conduct research with a focus on this population.

Recommended Citation

Santos, Adolfo G. (2010) "Explaining Scholarship Addressing Hispanic Children’s Issues," Journal of Applied Research on Children: Informing Policy for Children at Risk: Vol. 1: Iss. 1, Article 6.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58464/2155-5834.1005
Available at: https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/childrenatrisk/vol1/iss1/6