Critique of Soares and Soares' “Self-Perceptions of Culturally Disadvantaged Children” - - A Reply

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ID11504262
AuthorsAnthony T Soares (University of Bridgeport, corresponding author), Louise M Soares (0000-0001-7806-1063, University of Bridgeport)
Year1970
Volume7
Issue4
Pages631-635
Publication date1970-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Educational Research Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-8312 • E-ISSN: 1935-1011
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.3102/00028312007004631
OpenAlexW2162934247
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited8

The fact that our results indicated positive self-perceptions for disadvantaged children appears to be bothersome to the writer of the critique because it is not in agreement with results obtained by others (or so it is thought) and with the viewpoint of the majority expressed in the literature. Even if this were true, when has any knowledgeable researcher ever advocated disregarding research results because these results were not in the same stream as the views expressed by the majority? The false assumption being made is that research results in the are necessarily invalid. The authors acknowledged in the original article that there were more references supporting negative self-perceptions rather than positive, although most of it has been opinion rather than research evidence. Even so, more research results in the so-called minority

Disadvantaged · Perception · Political science · Sociology · Early Childhood Education and Development · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology

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