Community-set goals are needed to increase diversity in language acquisition research: A commentary on Kidd and Garcia (2022). Issue 6 (December 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Havron, Naomi; Scaff, Camila; Hitczenko, Kasia; Cristia, Alejandrina
• Other Names: Marshall Chloë guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: First language. Volume 42:Issue 6(2022)
• Page Start: 765
• Page End: 769
• Publication Date: 2022-12
• Subjects: Bias -- cross-cultural research -- meta-science -- prioritization -- diversity; Language acquisition -- Periodicals; 401.9305
• DOI: 10.1177/01427237221096087
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0142-7237

Abstract

This commentary argues that to increase diversity in language acquisition research, the field should define specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-defined goals, and prioritize solutions based on their importance, tractability, and neglectedness, ideally in collaboration with a variety of other agents outside the research community.