Date of Award

6-21-2024

Degree Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department

Education

First Advisor

Norma López

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze the websites of Texas public four-year, private four-year, and two-year institutions of higher education (IHEs) to determine the extent to which website content corresponds with the recommendations of undocumented scholars and supporters. The study aimed to investigate whether the website content differs based on various institutional-level characteristics and to identify any relationships between contextual-level factors that may affect the information presented on websites. The study answered the following research questions: (1) To what extent does the information presented on Texas IHEs' institutional websites align with the Institutional Undocu-Competence (IUC) framework? (2) Does the IUC-aligned information displayed on Texas institutional websites vary across institutional characteristics? (3) Are there any socio-political contextual factors that affect the display of IUC-aligned information on institutional websites? The results indicated a significant positive correlation between higher IUC scores and IHEs with the following institutional characteristics: public, higher total undergraduate enrollment, higher enrollment of Asian students, higher enrollment of undergraduate students categorized as nonresident, and located in an urban setting. Overall, public four-year IHEs were the most likely to display IUC-aligned information. No contextual factors had a statistically significant impact on IUC scores after controlling for significant institutional characteristics. The findings suggest that institutional characteristics are more likely to predict the display of IUC-aligned information than any other contextual factors.

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