Suchergebnisse

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to refute See and Gorard's paper published in this journal in 2015 which argues that parent-based interventions for school readiness are ineffective.


Design/methodology/approach
Methods and results from 107 studies that were cited in See and Gorard (2015a) and associated reports were reviewed. Evaluations were made based on comparing the original studies with the summaries of those studies in the publication.


Findings
In this rebuttal, the authors show how See and Gorard erred to correctly report methods, sample sizes, outcomes measured, and the actual results of prior research.


Practical implications
The authors suggest that See and Gorard do not provide solid evidence within their article to back up their claims about parent intervention programs. This rigorous review of See and Gorard's primary sources reveals that the empirical evidence stands contrary to the claims being made. See and Gorard inaccurately reviewed publications which contradict their conclusions, and they relied on a vast amount of unpublished papers by students to support their claims.


Originality/value
The authors demonstrate how See and Gorard misapplied their own standards of evaluation; the authors claim that their source materials contradict the "finding" they purport to present; and the authors argue that they chose lesser known studies when more reputable ones were available.

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