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- Creator:
- Lopez, John R.
- Description:
- Mexican Americans are both the oldest and newest minority group in the United States. Except for the Indians, colonial settlers coming from Mexico were the earliest inhabitants of what is now the United States. Yet, they can be termed a "newest minority" as it was not until the Presidential campaign of 1960 in which John F. Kennedy attempted to win their votes that this group received recognition. The Cabinet Committee Hearings on Mexican American Affairs in 1967 further enhanced this "current discovery." Mexican Americans began to discover themselves about the same time that the national leaders noticed their existence. T The impact of this recognition has had a profound effect on the State of California, particularly Los Angeles as it has the largest Spanish-surnamed population in the world in any city north of Mexico City. Lost or yet to be recognized among this population segment are the Mexican American Deaf. They are a minority within a minority group. Although there has been extensive research in the area of Mexican American problems by various scholars and disciplines since 1960, there has been only one study of the Mexican American Deaf which was conducted by Lydio Trujillo of the National Leadership training Program at California State University, Northridge, in 1972 and is the source of my decision for a different type of research of this project. Lest we forget the subjects at hand are the Mexican American Deaf and their situation.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Iurlano, Anita M.
- Description:
- The developmentally disabled hearing impaired is a growing population with unique needs for services. The goal of any agency providing services to this population is to maximize independence, productivity and community integration. This document outlines a model service delivery plan to facilitate transition from school to work. It focuses on the role of the parent, special and vocational educators, rehabilitation counselors, local business advisors and independent living/community service providers. The establishment of an interagency task force and a deaf advisory committee is recommended to coordinate these responsibilities. Collaboration and cooperation are the keys to effective programming. This model addresses adaptations, modifications and accommodations necessary to provide quality services to the developmentally disabled hearing impaired.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Wendel, Tanya D.
- Description:
- A school-to-work transition model for the deaf-disabled student is proposed to complement the model offered by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services for the transition of all students with disabilities from school to work. The model is designed to fit into any administrative structure and interface with all existing support systems. An integral part of the deaf-disabled model is a Quality Circle Facilitator (QCF) to coordinate the students transition process beginning at the 11th grade level and extending through successful employment placement. The model emphasizes the role of the QCF in preparing and identifying industrial work-training sites for the deaf-disabled person while working with the youth counselor in the secondary school in selection and assignment of students for the preselected employment.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Hoover, Gerald W.
- Description:
- This paper was designed to serve as a manual for the general organization and administration of a deaf-blind work-study program. It includes a step-by-step procedure that is adapt able for most programs serving the deaf-blind. Neither specific curriculum nor job analysis has been included because they are available commercially. The primary tenets for establishing a work-study program are spelled out in Public Law 90-230 and Public Law 94-142, which states that handicapped children s hall be educated with the goal of accomplishing an effective transfer from the educational setting t o t he social and economic structures of the community. A work-study program can be very valuable in reaching this goal. A major problem with most work-study programs for the handicapped is the stress placed on specific work skills. The program presented in this paper instead stresses the following objectives to acquire skills that will lead to the more important goal of maximum independence: 1. Self-awareness. 2. Appropriate interaction with others. 3. Emotional security and stability. 4. Appropriate health and hygiene practices. 5. Communication skills. 6. Orientation and mobility skills. 7. Work skills. 8. Leisure time skills.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Cronlund, Philip E.
- Description:
- There is a well re cognized need for specialized training for house parents in residential schools for the deaf, and there is increasing interest in the preparation and duties of the se staff members. Surveys have indicated that there is little negative reaction to job preparation but there is some conflict in regards to the job expectations of the house parents and thusly the extent and nature of the preparation required. An attempt was made to resolve these differences by Clatterbuck, Roth and Epperson in 1960 in their report to the Conference of Executives. The recommendation of this report was that the Converence set up a certification plan for houseparents.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Galloway, Jaime D.
- Description:
- Adult education for the deaf is not a new trend in the United States and there are several successful programs. However, there continues to be a notable lack of successful adult education programs for the deaf in many areas of the United States in comparison to the number of adult education programs for "normal" hearing adults. For successful adult education programs for the deaf, many factors must be considered. Participation by the deaf adults in planning and developing adult education programs for the deaf is a crucial element and a paramount factor if adults education for the deaf is to succeed. The purpose of this survey was to determine what adult education classes the deaf adults in North Dakota are interested in and to ascertain whether or not these interests are currently being met by the universities, colleges, junior colleges or vocational/trade school s in North Dakota through organized adult education programs for and by the deaf adults of North Dakota. The conclusions drawn from this survey were (1) that the deaf adults in North Dakota are interested in a wide variety of adult education classes, (2) that the universities, colleges, Junior colleges and vocational/trade schools do provide adult education programs, (3) that the existing adult education programs in North Dakota, in general, do not provide interpreter, notetaker, or counseling services for the deaf, (4) that deaf adults are not actively involved in planning and developing adult education programs and (5) that the majority of the deaf adults in North Dakota are not currently enrolled in adult education programs.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Dreger, Dorothy S.
- Description:
- The purpose of this project is to provide the elementary public school administrator with basic information about deafness, its relationship to the deaf child, particularly in the area of education, and to suggest possible guidelines and procedures for mainstreaming deaf students into the educational program of the school. This will be carried out in the form of a professional paper. A bibliography will be included with particular references called to the attention of the reader as being considered specifically useful in the context of the subject.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Boltz, Robert Howard
- Description:
- �A journey of a thousand miles begins with but a single step.� Introduction. The purpose of this project is to trace the development of telephone communication for the deaf-blind. Material available on such development can be found only in isolation as news releases, items of correspondence. Hence, there is a need for a project of this type. Most of the material covering this topic can be found in the library of the National Leadership Training Program in the Area of the Deaf directed by Jones, Ray L. at California State University, Northridge, formerly San Fernando Valley State College. Data in the form of news releases and newspaper clippings of quotations from magazine advertisements and books, of quotations from unpublished correspondence and reports have a lot of bearing on this project. Its being a new and unique field accounts for the very brevity of its history. It can be partly attributed to the fact of the deaf-blind population being in a vast minority.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Johnson, Robert Lee
- Description:
- The purpose of this study was to explore some of the social aspects of deaf parents during the time their deaf or hearing children are with them. The study attempted to gather data in several areas, but mainly in communication and its effects on their upbringing. Ten families of deaf parents and their deaf children were compared with ten other deaf families and their hearing children. All of these parents interviewed were within the Greater Los Angeles area. The writer is indebted to these families for their patience and willingness to cooperate in this research
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Sonnenstrahl, Alfred
- Description:
- At various times in various places, on the National, State, and Local levels, workshops, conventions, hearings, and meetings were held to discuss the problems and needs of the deaf adult. Recommendations were made as to possible solutions to these problems and needs. As a result, exhaustive studies of resources available, services being provided, services being utilized, and services needed were drawn up. Since the majority of the deaf adults, regardless of the location of the country, had similar problems, the needs and solutions were being duplicated in various reports. Despite these duplications, there were some needs and solutions that were not mentioned more than once in various reports which were overlooked by other reports. In an attempt to compile the needs of the deaf adult into one comprehensive report, the following list of states where such studies were made were utilized: Arizona, California, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin. The purpose of this project then, is to coordinate the findings of the above mentioned reports and to present one comprehensive report of the problems and needs of the adult deaf , along with comprehensive list of recommendations for their possible solution.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Strobridge, Maxine Louise
- Description:
- The Oriental deaf today are coming into the focus of attention of the world's deaf. This is due partly to the interest and involvement of the United States in this fast-developing area of the world and to the large number of world deaf travelers. There exists, however, a great dirth of printed material concerning the deaf in the Far East. A request received in 1961 from a deaf leader in the Philippines created my desire for more information about the deaf in other countries of the world, although previous to this time I had had some contact with the deaf in Japan and Korea. From this time until 1969, while serving as coordinator of the Deaf and Blind Ministries in the Assemblies of God Home Missions Department, I reviewed all available periodicals giving information on the deaf of the world and also wrote letters to various leaders of the deaf. Participation in the International Congress on Deaf Education in 1962 and serving as interpreter for the International Games in 1964 provided interesting and informative contacts with the deaf in various countries. En route to Korea in 1967, I visited the deaf in the Philippines, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Japan. Since that time, serving as coordinator of the Assemblies of God deaf ministries in Korea also has brought me into contact with leaders of the deaf in various Far East countries.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Beggs, Ralph G.
- Description:
- The most pressing reason for writing this study is that this material has never been in accessible form. It places on record some of the most important events of the past history of residential schools for the deaf in Canada. It also includes some of the influences other areas of education may have had on schools for the deaf. The forces which shaped general education in Canada also greatly influenced the education of deaf children. These factors were: 1. divisive aspects of vast distances. 2. the relatively new concept of education opportunity for all instead of for the select few. 3, a decentralized administrative pattern as a result of the provinces being in control of education. One section deals with the founding of the schools in the nineteenth century. It mentions the financial struggles that individuals encountered when starting schools. It also points out some trends that seemed to be developing at the turn of the century. Another section deals with the twentieth century and some of the factors that influenced residential schools for the deaf. There is a look at other areas of special education and some of the trends in that area. Other factors, such as the Second World War and its influence, are discussed. final section points out some of the trends of residential schools for the deaf in Canada. These are: 1. regional centers to serve all people interested in hearing impairment in a given area, 2. pre-school home visiting programs, 3, intension services for hearing impaired children enrolled in other programs, 4. vocational programs in existing schools rather than duplicating services, 5. support programs in junior colleges, 6. separate units for multi-handicapped deaf children, and 7. teacher training programs affiliated with a university rather than in-service.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Goldman, Janice L.
- Description:
- It is essential that the hearing-impaired population of Illinois have equal access to the human service delivery network, Results from this study identifies a need for leadership to implement a State Service Program for the Deaf. Nationally, there are sixteen State Commissions on Deafness, all of which were established through their state's legislature. They function as central state level offices which provide vital information, consultation, direct service, advocacy and public awareness to lift communication barriers confronting hearing- impaired people. Another national trend is Vocational Rehabilitation's establishment of separately administered service programs for the deaf. This study recommends that a State Service Program for the Deaf be administratively established within the Illinois Department of Rehabilitation Services (DORS). DORS is the only cabinet level rehabilitation program in the country, providing a full continuum of services to disabled persons of all ages. Utilization of optimal features from other state programs would allow Illinois to establish a model State Service Deaf Program. Successful implementation of such a program include the following recommendations: 1) a program separately administered at the highest organizational level; 2) an administrator accountable for service planning and delivery; 3) an identifiable budget; 4) a direct line of communication to the director of DORS; 5) supervision of deaf rehabilitation programs and services; and 6) a voice in making policy.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Butler, Eugene J.
- Description:
- This writer's experience as a Rehabilitation Counselor has been that the parents of deaf children are in as great a need of counseling services as any group of parents of handicapped children. It is well documented in the literature of deafness that training should be started as early as possible in the deaf child's life. Additionally, parental understanding and guidance are recognized as keys to early steps in working with the child with severe hearing impairment. Therefore, it is desirable that there be in operation a program specifically devised to serve the parent of the deaf child. Such a program would allow for the dissemination of information and, equally important, provide for peer group association among the participants. The program should be devised and administered so that it i s readily available and accessible to the vast majority of those parents who would be eligible and who would desire to participate.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Levesque, John Francis
- Description:
- This project paper is an effort to bring together several pieces of information into a format that may be utilized for a workshop on Section 504 for grassroots participants who are deaf. Various materials and literature were combed to obtain the rationale and the logistics of an effective workshop model. Films and film strips were reviewed and are suggested in the Reference section. The success of each workshop rests with the ability of the conductors of each workshop to be able to communicate effectively with its participants at their pace and level of comprehension. Most of the material may be made into transparencies with the emphasis that careful description of each transparency accompany each presentation into complete understanding by the participants. The Law Center on Law and the Deaf in Washington, D.C. along with Gallaudet College had some excellent resource materials and they are highly recommended for inserts and use at workshops dealing with Section 504.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Padden, Robert D.
- Description:
- This paper presents the reader with some of the major problems that residential schools for the deaf face in continuing education and offers suggestions which would assist administrators and teachers in providing continuing education opportunities. To bring this paper into being, it was necessary to obtain data from residential school staff members and grass-roots deaf adults regarding their opinions on having a residential school for the deaf administer and finance a continuing education program for deaf adults. It further seeks to compare their feelings about the rapid growth of the residential school as a significant center for continuing education. The findings indicated that not all residential schools are the best places to administer continuing education programs. All the interviewees believed that residential school facilities should be made available to deaf adults for meetings, classes, and recreational activities at a no-cost basis. Since they pay taxes to support the residential school, they should have a greater appreciation of the school and are willing to share responsibility for use and care of the equipment and furnishings. The topic of volunteer programs brought a more positive response of a volunteer program. The interviewees felt that the program would save the school some money by having volunteers develop materials and games in class. The conclusions drawn from this study were (1) that school facilities should be available f or a variety of community activities and enrichment classes without charge, (2) that the state must assume a leadership role in providing funds for the implementation of a continuing education program for deaf adults , (3) that residential schools must work more in-depth with community people and staff members, (4) that it is necessary to establish a schoolwork-related counseling program as an integral part of the continuing education program, and (5) that residential schools should seriously consider the possibility of developing volunteer programs. It is hoped that these broad statements might be applied to each residential school in an effort to meet the continuing education needs of the deaf adults throughout the United States.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- McPherson, Deborah L.
- Description:
- Parents of hearing impaired children are often bombarded with new information. Because of the way it is presented to them by professionals, they are often hesitant or unable to ask questions. Many times professionals forget the fact that though the information is routine to them, it is brand new and often threatening to parents. Professional jargon and parental reticence often impede communication among the individuals closely involved with the overall development of hearing impaired children. By becoming more aware of each other�s perspective and needs, it is assumed that a valuable information dialogue could take place between parents and professionals so not only could they gain a more thorough understanding of issues relating to the child, but also the child could ultimately benefit from this mutual advocacy and understanding.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Toole, Paul N.
- Description:
- The purpose of this research project is to provide guidelines for services to hearing impaired infants and their families through the concept of "Home-Intervention" on a statewide basis. The need to provide quality service for all on a statewide basis is critical. Parents are frustrated for the following reasons: 1. Fear of an unfamiliar situation. 2. Lack of knowledge 3. Lack of professional guidance and support. 4. Fear of future decisions. 5. Lack of ability to communicate meaningfully with their child. Fortunately, these problems do not exist for all parents but the majority indicates many of these experiences. The development and implementation of a statewide parent-infant program for the hearing-impaired through the concept of Home-Intervention would lessen these frustrations, provide the opportunity for language development and educational growth, consolidate services in a cooperative and efficient manner, reduce financial costs due to duplicative services, and create an atmosphere of quality and professional commitment to the individual success of each and every hearing-impaired infant and his parents in the state.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Chester, Laurie A.
- Description:
- The Worcester Public Schools' Program for the Hearing Impaired has been in existence for more than thirty years. In the 1985-86 school year, the program served thirty-eight deaf students from in and around Worcester County, and practices the philosophy of Total Communication. Students may be partially or totally mainstreamed according to individual abilities, with the appropriate support services. Administrators and Staff members of this program were surveyed to: 1)Identify the factors perceived as influencing the quality of services to deaf students; 2) Identify the current needs of the program; 3) Identify any differences in the perceptions of administrators versus those of teachers and staff members. Results of the survey indicate that some of the elements of successful mainstream programs for deaf students, as set forth in the literature, are evident in this program. The degree of success was not measured, and some areas of concern were identified by the respondents. The need for pertinent in-service or staff development opportunities was strongly indicated. A comparison was made of administrative involvement in the areas of program evaluation, staff evaluation, curriculum evaluation, and providing pertinent in-service opportunities between "how it is" and "how it should be". Responses indicated that the staff believes that administrators should be more involved in these areas. Respondents gave a low rating to the quality of department meetings, coordination of programs, and communication among staff members, again indicating that these elements of the program are in need of improvement. Due to the low rate of response from administrators of the program, an optimal comparison between perceptions of administrators and those of the staff could not be made. This is an area which merits further investigation. This study was intended to identify the perceptions and needs of the personnel involved in the Worcester Public Schools' Program for the Hearing Impaired. It is hoped that the study will serve as a starting block from which further assessments and program modifications can be made.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Dorrance, Patricia
- Description:
- Many parents have had no contact with deafness until they discover that their own baby does not hear. Grief and shock are natural reactions, often compounded by misconceptions they and their circle of acquaintances hold regarding dearness. More facilities are needed to give information about deafness and offer guidance in the handling of a hearing handicapped child. When a child is found to be deaf, the whole family should be involved in an educational program to maintain a healthy and productive atmosphere.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
21. A survey : policies regarding the awarding of diplomas to deaf state residential school graduates
- Creator:
- Drake, Donna F.
- Description:
- Recent events in the movement toward the upgrading or revision of high school graduation requirements in public schools in the United States have raised a number of questions concerning the status of high school graduation requirements in state residential schools for the deaf . One of these questions is "How many residential schools for the deaf's high school graduation requirements are in compliance with their statewide high school graduation requirements as mandated by the state departments of education?" In order to answer this question, and also to be able to compare their policies regarding the awarding of high school diplomas to their deaf graduates, this writer determined that there was the need to conduct a survey to gather national data on high school graduation requirements in state residential schools for the deaf.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Hoffmeyer, Dennis B.
- Description:
- In the following paper this writer will attempt to develop a rationale for teaching a comprehensive Deaf Studies Program. Our purpose will be to outline the historical implications that may have resulted because of failing to properly prepare deaf students for a productive role in society .
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
23. A model state plan for coordinated services for the hearing impaired in the state of New Hampshire
- Creator:
- Robillard, John A.
- Description:
- The purpose of this project is to present a model for the development of a comprehensive state plan for coordinated services for the hearing impaired in the state of New Hampshire in order to provide all hearing impaired persons in the state with the opportunity to develop to their maximum potential. Since there are no exact population figures for the hearing impaired in the state, geographical distribution is first estimated using the most recent county census figures and Schein's rate of hearing impairment and deafness for the northeastern states. The author then presents a rationale for coordinated, full service programming and suggests a model state plan for developing a network of services for the hearing handicapped throughout the state. Key factors in the proposed plan include a statewide council on services for the deaf, regional planning and advisory councils, and a comprehensive services delivery approach incorporating six major program subsystems -- client-find, appraisal, programming, personnel support, materials support, and management. Central to the concept of statewide coordination is the development of a comprehensive service center fostering regional planning and the coalition of existing services (linkages) into a full-service network for the hearing impaired in New Hampshire.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Day, Creagh Walker
- Description:
- The purpose of this study was to determine how many residential schools for the deaf are currently screening their students for the Usher Syndrome and how many of these schools offer support services to the identified Usher Syndrome student and his family. Forty schools responded. Residential schools were chosen because they have large concentrations of high-risk individuals, the congenitally deaf. The results indicate that 53% of the schools that responded are screening students for the Usher Syndrome. Eighty-four percent of the identified students are older than twelve years old, Eighty-one percent of the students have a profound hearing loss. One-half of the schools with screening programs offer some support services: personal counseling, genetic counseling, curricular modifications, and vocational counseling.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Hoyle, George M.
- Description:
- The writer will attempt first of all to define supervision and to differentiate the roles that lend themselves to this awesome yet often quite specific definition. The duties of a supervisor are seldom limited to one definition because of the various requirements of the position for which they serve. However, supervision as used by this writer is the leadership function which is primarily concerned with the improvement of classroom instruction or curriculum development. It must be said that so many functions of supervision involve of are overlapped with administrative duties and responsibilities that one finds it trying to separate one from the other. The writer has found that the duties of a supervisor of a day school program encompass many more responsibilities of an administrative nature than those of a supervisor in a residential school for the deaf. In an attempt to better describe the role of supervisor the writer has compiled an much information as time and resources allow. Part One will describe the NEED for a supervisor of instruction in programs for the hearing impaired. The second area deals with the CHARACTERISTICS of a supervisor as viewed by professionals within the field of education of the deaf. To better acquaint the reader with the diversity of DUTIES involved with supervision in programs for the hearing impaired, a look was taken at the wide variety of programs available to children with hearing deficiencies. This should bring to the reader a greater understanding of the complexities involved in describing the role of supervisor of instruction. Finally a look at the FUTURE was taken in an attempt to envision the supervisor of instruction in the decades that lie ahead and to bring to the reader a better understanding of the responsibilities involved in improving instruction in schools of today as well as those innovations yet to come.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Naiman, Rachel
- Description:
- This study was an investigation of attrition rates for hearing-impaired students attending California State University, Northridge (CSUN). Attrition rates for subsets of these students (males and females, first-time freshmen and transfer juniors) were examined and compared, as were attrition rates for entering students by choice of major upon entering CSUN. For this study, the review of the literature was also reviewed for the entire topic of attrition, for possible use in future research. For this investigation, an enrollment project model was adapted from the one developed by the Office of Institutional Research at CSUN. All hearing-impaired students who have entered CSUN since Fall 1972, of which there are 248, were included in this study, making eight fall-term cohorts altogether that were examined and compared. While attrition rates for all hearing-impaired students are highest during the first two years, as has been found nationally, the attrition rates for entering freshmen is significantly greater than that for transfer juniors. Also, entering college without a declared major greatly affects a student's decision to drop out, with the attrition rate being significantly greater for students without a declared major than for those with a declared major. It i s recognized however, that the problem of attrition is much more complex, and that there are other aspects that need to be investigated. Further research in the area of attrition for hearing-impaired students is recommended.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Johnson, Seaborn D.
- Description:
- Public Law 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975, has as its basic purpose to assure that all handicapped children have available to them a free appropriate public education which emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet their unique needs. Another purpose of the law is to assure that the rights of handicapped children and their parents are protected. This law could be considered a "Civil Rights Act'' for handicapped students between the ages of 3 and 21. As a result of its passage, the educational door for these children is now open. Included in the population affected by the law are hearing impaired or deaf children; within this group are students with one or more handicaps in addition to deafness. These multihandicapped deaf students make up a small but significant segment of the entire student population for whom services are mandated by PL 94-142. At present, approximately 40% of all deaf students have at least one handicap in addition to their deafness (Schein, 1977) and current evidence shows that this number is growing. Meeting the individual .educational needs of any handicapped child is difficult at best, but the atypical requirements of the multihandicapped deaf student compound this problem even further. The purpose of this study is to examine the degree to which public residential schools and programs evaluate themselves to be in alignment with the intent of certain sections of PL 94-142 in providing services to multihandicapped deaf students.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
28. A survey of homeroom teachers regarding current and future leadership qualities of deaf students
- Creator:
- Whitt, Alonzo
- Description:
- The purpose of this study is to attempt to determine the relationship of current and future leadership qualities among deaf students. The study focused in on the examination of the extra- curricular activities of a sampling of high school deaf students and investigate the possible correlations that they have to the development of leaders. This project also includes information and quotes from various literature on deaf leadership. Since literature dealing specifically with leadership potential among deaf students is limited, information is basically concerned with Junior National Association of the Deaf programs. A questionnaire-type of survey was conducted. The questionnaire was completed by four homeroom teachers of the 26 deaf students in grades 11 and 12 at the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind. The questionnaire included information regarding the students' audiology test results, participation in sports, membership in clubs or participation in extra-curricular activities, and the homeroom teachers estimation of the students' current and future leadership ability. Conclusions derived were that some students have high or low ratings in current leadership qualities and the same assessment was predicted for the future; some students were ranked higher or lower for some of the five leadership qualities than for others; the standing of some students regarding current leadership qualities tend to determine their position in relationship to future leadership qualities; and the correlation of relationships of current and future leadership qualities is high. Recommendations: 1. There should be a random selection study of leadership qualities among deaf students at several residential schools for the deaf in order to provide more information about leadership qualities. 2. A study should be made by comparing leadership potential in deaf students at residential schools and deaf students in day school programs. 3. A formal leadership training program be included in the educational curriculum. 4. Direct responses from deaf students should be incorporated in the questionnaires in future studies.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Michaud, Ted
- Description:
- This paper discusses the possible differences in personality characteristics between hearing-impaired students from residential and day programs. If there are differences, certain implications exist for educational and rehabilitative services. The Sixteen Personality Factors Test was administered to thirty-five hearing impaired students at California State University, Northridge. These students composed the two samples. Scores from all 16 f actors were entered into a discriminant function equation as independent variables to determine if a difference statistically significant at the .05 level exists between the residential and day groups. A t-test for independent �groups was used to determine if a difference could be found among individual factors. The composite personality profiles of the two groups were not significantly different. However, at the .05 level significant difference was found on three of the sixteen individual factors. Although some difference was determined bet ween the groups based on composite scores and a statistical difference was found on three factors, practical application of this information for programming purposes would be difficult. It is recommended that further studies be conducted to investigate the possible differences between groups of hearing impaired persons based on age, sex, amount of hearing loss, age of onset, and length of time between leaving these programs and the date of testing.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Brown, Donald R.
- Description:
- The Comprehensive Services and Developmental Disabilities Amendments of 1978, P.L. 95-602 recommends changes and additions in language in order to more appropriately serve the developmentally disabled. Significantly, new language speaks directly to mandates for early coordinated Individual Education Plans (IEP's) and Individual Written Rehabilitation Plans (IWRP's) between educational agencies and rehabilitation services. This action tacitly commits services to an uninterrupted continuum. These changes impact directly on services to the deaf, especially the low functioning and/or multiply handicapped deaf. The purpose of this study is to examine and analyze content issues affecting the implementation of P.L. 95-602 as the legislation impacts on uninterrupted services between the residential school for the deaf and rehabilitation services. Historically provisions for uninterrupted services have been fragmented or nonexistant. Agency involvement has been established along chronological lines irrespective of individual needs and abilities. This study focused on the opinions of Vocational Principals in the residential school and the State Coordinators of the Deaf for Vocational Rehabilitation Services as they interpreted their current working situation, and what they felt should be an improved working relationship using P.L.95-602 as a basis for comparison. The findings indicated no major differences in opinions between what was felt to be the current situation and what should be a more appropriate working situation. Significantly, the majority of the respondents felt that the current working relationship was less than should be to meet the needs of the target population. Implications point to a more unified approach to planning within the states to bring services up to the level the respondents perceived that they should be. Opinions expressed a need for closer planning and mutual involvement that allows for a more consistent approach with rehabilitation becoming more involved while the student is still in school and continuing after educational programming has been terminated.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Gonzales, Barbara P.
- Description:
- The history of the education of the Hispanic hearing impaired is dismal. There has been little emphasis focused on the multifaceted needs of the population until recently. Still, there are few programs designed to specifically meet the specialized needs of the non-English or limited-English-proficient hearing impaired. With the projected, and already occurring, increase in the number of this population, there is a definite need to design programs, materials, assessment instruments, and to train personnel in this field. This paper discusses the background of the services provided to the Hispanic hearing impaired and then presents considerations administrators and others must allow for in the design and implementation of a bilingual component in a program for the hearing impaired.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Alexander, Robert M.
- Description:
- Today, postsecondary programs for hearing impaired students in the United States are growing at a rapid pace and more and more educational opportunities are becoming available. Most postsecondary programs incorporate a preparatory program which concentrates on strengthening the incoming students' weaknesses before placing them in the freshman class. The increasing number of postsecondary opportunities for deaf students make it imperative that the gap be bridged between postsecondary and secondary levels. A college preparatory program on the secondary level would help eliminate the need for students to be placed in preparatory programs in college. A year of precious time would be saved and students would be better prepared to take advantage of college educational experiences. The purpose of this study is to identify evidence to support the implementation of a college preparatory program on the secondary level in deaf education, to bridge the gap between the secondary school and college programs, and to indicate the variety of college prep programs used in general education. This project supports the idea of a college preparatory program at the secondary level and suggests five major components in the design of such a program: (1) selection of students; (2) preparation of special curricula; (3) in-service training of teachers; (4) recruitment of new teachers with special preparation; and (5) provisions for periodic evaluation.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Hatch, Pamela Jeanne
- Description:
- This is a study involving 18 hearing impaired school administrators for the purpose of gathering information about their backgrounds and to determine what job - related environmental factors influence their roles as School Administrators. Specifically this study attempts to find answers to the following questions concerning hearing impaired school administrators who are currently employed: 1. What are their educational backgrounds? 2. What are their employment backgrounds? 3. At what ages did the hearing impairment occur, and what are the degrees of impairment? 4. To what extent do they perceive their speech as being intelligible? 5. Due to the nature of the handicap, do they have to work longer hours or do more paperwork than most administrators? 6. What present conditions may influence how they function? 7. What (if any) other insights can be obtained from their input? Some of the results of this study indicate: (a) better than three quarters of the respondents had a severe or profound hearing loss, (b) half of them reported that the onset of hearing impairment occurred before t heir 3rd birthday, (c) nearly half held two or more master 1s degrees and approximately a quarter held their Ph.D.�s, (d) all have telecommunications devices for their use, (e) the majority had access to and use of a secretary/interpreter or a secretary and an interpreter, (f) three quarters perceived their speech as being intelligible most of the time, (g) the majority of respondents indicated their superiors had telecommunications devices so that direct contact was possible , (h) better than half had their phone calls totally interpreted , and (i) better than half indicated they did not feel they had more paperwork or worked longer hours than most administrators.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Cordero, Francisco
- Description:
- The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) reported in 1976 that 87 to 93% of all college students drink alcohol. "Alcohol Drinking" is widely accepted today as the most popular "pastime" on college campuses. According to Burguess (1973), alcoholism usually begins with social drinking. The college campus provides a special type of social environment in which the consumption of alcoholic beverages is often expected and where the peer pressure always seems to be present. To date, there have been no studies conducted on drinking behavior, and/or knowledge by deaf and hearing impaired* college students about alcohol and �its effects. Studies on drinking behavior and alcohol among minority groups suggest that as members of minority groups assimilate they tend to adopt majority drinking patterns. However, the behavior of hearing impaired minority group members who consume alcohol has not been studied (Grant, Kramer, and Nash, 1982; Jorgensen, 1982; Rothfeld, 1981; Boros, 1979; Gorey, 1979; Hetherington, 1979). This research study was designed to elicit information regarding behaviors and knowledge among hearing impaired students at the California State University, Northridge (CSUN) about alcohol and its effects. Areas investigated were: frequency and quantity of alcohol imbibed; types of beverages consumed; knowledge of alcohol and its effects; reasons for drinking; the available counseling resources; and personal and family history related to alcohol use. The data consists of responses to a questionnaire from 57 hearing impaired students who attended CSUN during Spring 1982. Students reported small quantities of alcohol consumed and a low frequency of use. Female respondents stated a greater use of wine and mixed drinks as opposed to beer while males stated an equal consumption of all three types mentioned above. Students' scores reflected a limited knowledge of alcohol and its effects. Females indicated that the three most common reasons for drinking were "the taste," "for fun," and with meals," while reasons reported by males were: "to relax," "for the_ taste," and "for fun." Regarding the available counseling resources most female students would approach Alcoholic Anonymous or a friend whereas males preferred Alcoholic Anonymous, the Support Services for the Deaf Students counselor, and the Student Health Center on campus. In terms of personal and family history, respondents reported a higher incidence of male family members having drinking problems as compared with female family members. A discussion of methodology and analysis of this study are presented and evaluated in this report.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Anderson, Robert R.
- Description:
- INTRODUCTION. It is generally recognized that parents play a vital role in the educational, social, and emotional development of their children. Dr. E. R. Pinckney, author of Mirror of Your Mind, states that children seem to be learning more outside the school environment. The Carnegie Corporation is undertaking a study that appears to be supporting the same opinion. The importance of the role of parents c.tn not be minimized, and for its maximum effectiveness the parents must understand and accept their child and his abilities, disabilities, needs and desires. Parents must also possess an awareness of the various procedures that can be employed to provide assistance counseling, and guidance to the child. The parents should be familiar with the educational philosophy and practices of the child�s school, as well as other available agencies and institutions whose utilization and assistance would be of benefit to the educational, social, and emotional development of the child. The school, home and community present an overlapping and continuous learning environment, and in order for the child to acquire the maximum benefits from this environment, it is mandatory that the parents, teachers, and other related professional personnel form a cooperative team early in the life of the child. The prime objective of this team would be to channel the experiences and elements to which the child is exposed in his environment into positive and meaningful learning. In the case of the hearing-impaired child, the parents� role assumes an even greater import, and numerous obstacles arise to hamper the effectiveness of this role regarding the total development of the child.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Galloway, Nancy A.
- Description:
- This paper deals with vocational rehabilitation services for the congenitally deaf-blind as opposed to the adventitiously deaf-blind. The reason for this is because the congenitally deaf-blind are more severely disabled and have not been adequately served by vocational rehabilitation agencies. Because of the rubella epidemic of 1963-65, there are considerably more congenitally deaf-blind individuals who need or will need vocational rehabilitation services in the very near future. This paper delves into the services that are being provided now as well as a historical overview of the vocational rehabilitation laws leading up to the present time. A final section deals with possible recommendations and solutions that could better enable the vocational rehabilitation agency to work with this population of deaf-blind individuals. These would insure more adequate and appropriate services and perhaps allow for more independent living within the community.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Sakamoto, Yuki
- Description:
- In Japan, the attitudes of the government toward Japanese Sign Language separates in two directions. The Ministry of Health and Welfare regards Japanese Sign Language as a means of implementation and a function to the deaf, while the Ministry of Education is still negative towards Japanese Sign Language and manual languages. The attitude toward the education of the deaf is basically oralism. These situations of the government on Japanese Sign Language have a great influence on sign language interpreter training in Japan. The Ministry of Health and Welfare itself, has not carried out the programs related to sign language. It has only been subsidized by the actual promoters. Owing to the policy of the Ministry, sign language interpreting activities in Japan have brought up their own characteristics; the volunteer "sign language circles" which were formed for sign language learning, interpreting, and interpreter training. At the present time, more than 1,000 such circles exist in Japan. This is the reason why the people call the situation the "sign language boom." The circles have been alot of help to deaf people in all areas of the deaf culture. However, there were days when the use of sign language itself had great significance to the deaf and the government. Those days are over. Now, the deaf people and those who work for the deaf need more skilled signers, competent interpreters, and a more advanced form of sign language. Such situations in Japan and the excellent model of California State University, Northridge, "a Utopia," are contrasted in this paper and the activities that may improve the situation of sign language interpreter training are discussed.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Morris, Eloise McKay
- Description:
- This paper discusses the past and present plight of persons who rightly or wrongly are diagnosed and labeled as being deaf with additional handicaps. It is indicated that a process evolves from this labeling. The labeling induces certain stigmatization which is expressed in a denial of education and other social liberties. Often the result is the multi-labeled deaf person is involuntarily committed to a state hospital or institution where he continues to experience denials of rights. There have been recent court actions and legislation that have been in support of improved treatment and services for handicapped persons. Some of the landmark decisions and their implications for multi-labeled deaf persons are discussed. A final section deals with advocacy roles that can and must be assumed by institutional staff members, parents, community agencies and members on behalf of institutionalized multi-labeled deaf persons. Such per sons working together can insure appropriate education and training with the result that many of these persons can live semi-independently or independently in the community. Such advocacy calls for a change in our attitudes and in our institutional goals, programs and services.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Laughna, Robert J.
- Description:
- Communication is the greatest problem of the deaf and significantly hearing-impaired. Deaf and hearing-impaired persons feel that many services and benefits that governmental agencies offer are not accessible to the deaf and hearing-impaired because of their communication problems. For purposes of this study, a deaf person is one whose hearing is disabled to an extent that precludes the understanding of speech through the ear alone, with or without the use of a hearing aid. I) A person with a hearing impairment is one with a significant deviation from normal hearing. 2) "Hearing impairment" will not refer to all types of hearing defects, because persons with only a slight hearing loss do not generally need the same services and experience the same serious communication problems in daily living as do deaf persons or persons with a significant hearing loss. The focus of this study is on the needs and problems of the deaf and the significantly hearing impaired.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Stump, Joanne Mary
- Description:
- The purpose of this paper is to provide a guide to be used by non- English-speaking parents of deaf children who are educated in schools that conduct classes in English, The lack of a set of guidelines for �now English-speaking parents of deaf children is seen by the writer as a major reason for the relatively slow progress of these children in school. Such guidelines should be written and translated into the native language of the parents. As stated previously, the purpose of this project is to create such a set of guidelines and make them available for translation. The literature dealing with the education of parents of deaf children emphasizes the importance of its role in the lives of the parents and their deaf child, The writer was unable to locate any studies specifically relating to French or Italian parents of deaf children; however, several studies suggest that cooperative parent-teacher relations are necessary in fulfilling the needs of the deaf child, Early positive parent-child interaction is the very cornerstone for communication and language development. Parents must assume the responsibilities to meet the needs of their deaf child. Total communication is described and the data results of researchers comparing results of early manual communication with oral preschool education reported more positive gains by the children who used manual communication. Some researchers have indicated that the earlier the child learns total communication, rather than oral communication, alone, the higher he will achieve educationally psychologically and socially. A final section of this paper deals with the approaches to the problem that non-English speaking parents of the deaf child faces. In the past, non-English speaking parents have been frustrated and they lack many advantages that English speaking parents have such as: 1. Materials on deafness printed in English. 2. Sign Language classes in English. 3. Parent education/counseling in English. 4. Parent/teacher meetings in English. A parent education program and a parent/teacher relationship with the deaf child should be offered bilingually to develop parental involvement.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Rapier, Mary K.
- Description:
- This paper attempts to demonstrate by reviewing the history of and the periodical literature on deaf-blindness in the United States, the need for a journal for professionals working with persons who are deaf-blind. The review was conducted by researching indexes of education, special education, psychology, rehabilitation, and medical journals. For those early entries that could not be obtained Blea and Hobron's, Literature On The Deaf-Blind - An Annotated Bibliography, was used to obtain the content of the entry. The scarcity and diffusion of the literature is clearly demonstrated It was found that the majority of the literature in recent years is indexed under the Educational Resources Information Center system (ERIC), and has never appeared in a professional or popular publication. The final conclusion is that persons working in the field of deaf-blindness are being hindered by this lack of a systematic, widely distributed vehicle through which professional information and research can be stimulated and disseminated.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Lopez, John R.
- Description:
- Mexican Americans are both the oldest and newest minority group in the United States. Except for the Indians, colonial settlers coming from Mexico were the earliest inhabitants of what is now the United States. Yet, they can be termed a "newest minority" as it was not until the Presidential campaign of 1960 in which John F. Kennedy attempted to win their votes that this group received recognition. The Cabinet Committee Hearings on Mexican American Affairs in 1967 further enhanced this "current discovery." Mexican Americans began to discover themselves about the same time that the national leaders noticed their existence. T The impact of this recognition has had a profound effect on the State of California, particularly Los Angeles as it has the largest Spanish-surnamed population in the world in any city north of Mexico City. Lost or yet to be recognized among this population segment are the Mexican American Deaf. They are a minority within a minority group. Although there has been extensive research in the area of Mexican American problems by various scholars and disciplines since 1960, there has been only one study of the Mexican American Deaf which was conducted by Lydio Trujillo of the National Leadership training Program at California State University, Northridge, in 1972 and is the source of my decision for a different type of research of this project. Lest we forget the subjects at hand are the Mexican American Deaf and their situation.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Iurlano, Anita M.
- Description:
- The developmentally disabled hearing impaired is a growing population with unique needs for services. The goal of any agency providing services to this population is to maximize independence, productivity and community integration. This document outlines a model service delivery plan to facilitate transition from school to work. It focuses on the role of the parent, special and vocational educators, rehabilitation counselors, local business advisors and independent living/community service providers. The establishment of an interagency task force and a deaf advisory committee is recommended to coordinate these responsibilities. Collaboration and cooperation are the keys to effective programming. This model addresses adaptations, modifications and accommodations necessary to provide quality services to the developmentally disabled hearing impaired.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Wendel, Tanya D.
- Description:
- A school-to-work transition model for the deaf-disabled student is proposed to complement the model offered by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services for the transition of all students with disabilities from school to work. The model is designed to fit into any administrative structure and interface with all existing support systems. An integral part of the deaf-disabled model is a Quality Circle Facilitator (QCF) to coordinate the students transition process beginning at the 11th grade level and extending through successful employment placement. The model emphasizes the role of the QCF in preparing and identifying industrial work-training sites for the deaf-disabled person while working with the youth counselor in the secondary school in selection and assignment of students for the preselected employment.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Hoover, Gerald W.
- Description:
- This paper was designed to serve as a manual for the general organization and administration of a deaf-blind work-study program. It includes a step-by-step procedure that is adapt able for most programs serving the deaf-blind. Neither specific curriculum nor job analysis has been included because they are available commercially. The primary tenets for establishing a work-study program are spelled out in Public Law 90-230 and Public Law 94-142, which states that handicapped children s hall be educated with the goal of accomplishing an effective transfer from the educational setting t o t he social and economic structures of the community. A work-study program can be very valuable in reaching this goal. A major problem with most work-study programs for the handicapped is the stress placed on specific work skills. The program presented in this paper instead stresses the following objectives to acquire skills that will lead to the more important goal of maximum independence: 1. Self-awareness. 2. Appropriate interaction with others. 3. Emotional security and stability. 4. Appropriate health and hygiene practices. 5. Communication skills. 6. Orientation and mobility skills. 7. Work skills. 8. Leisure time skills.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Cronlund, Philip E.
- Description:
- There is a well re cognized need for specialized training for house parents in residential schools for the deaf, and there is increasing interest in the preparation and duties of the se staff members. Surveys have indicated that there is little negative reaction to job preparation but there is some conflict in regards to the job expectations of the house parents and thusly the extent and nature of the preparation required. An attempt was made to resolve these differences by Clatterbuck, Roth and Epperson in 1960 in their report to the Conference of Executives. The recommendation of this report was that the Converence set up a certification plan for houseparents.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Galloway, Jaime D.
- Description:
- Adult education for the deaf is not a new trend in the United States and there are several successful programs. However, there continues to be a notable lack of successful adult education programs for the deaf in many areas of the United States in comparison to the number of adult education programs for "normal" hearing adults. For successful adult education programs for the deaf, many factors must be considered. Participation by the deaf adults in planning and developing adult education programs for the deaf is a crucial element and a paramount factor if adults education for the deaf is to succeed. The purpose of this survey was to determine what adult education classes the deaf adults in North Dakota are interested in and to ascertain whether or not these interests are currently being met by the universities, colleges, junior colleges or vocational/trade school s in North Dakota through organized adult education programs for and by the deaf adults of North Dakota. The conclusions drawn from this survey were (1) that the deaf adults in North Dakota are interested in a wide variety of adult education classes, (2) that the universities, colleges, Junior colleges and vocational/trade schools do provide adult education programs, (3) that the existing adult education programs in North Dakota, in general, do not provide interpreter, notetaker, or counseling services for the deaf, (4) that deaf adults are not actively involved in planning and developing adult education programs and (5) that the majority of the deaf adults in North Dakota are not currently enrolled in adult education programs.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Dreger, Dorothy S.
- Description:
- The purpose of this project is to provide the elementary public school administrator with basic information about deafness, its relationship to the deaf child, particularly in the area of education, and to suggest possible guidelines and procedures for mainstreaming deaf students into the educational program of the school. This will be carried out in the form of a professional paper. A bibliography will be included with particular references called to the attention of the reader as being considered specifically useful in the context of the subject.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Boltz, Robert Howard
- Description:
- �A journey of a thousand miles begins with but a single step.� Introduction. The purpose of this project is to trace the development of telephone communication for the deaf-blind. Material available on such development can be found only in isolation as news releases, items of correspondence. Hence, there is a need for a project of this type. Most of the material covering this topic can be found in the library of the National Leadership Training Program in the Area of the Deaf directed by Jones, Ray L. at California State University, Northridge, formerly San Fernando Valley State College. Data in the form of news releases and newspaper clippings of quotations from magazine advertisements and books, of quotations from unpublished correspondence and reports have a lot of bearing on this project. Its being a new and unique field accounts for the very brevity of its history. It can be partly attributed to the fact of the deaf-blind population being in a vast minority.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education
- Creator:
- Johnson, Robert Lee
- Description:
- The purpose of this study was to explore some of the social aspects of deaf parents during the time their deaf or hearing children are with them. The study attempted to gather data in several areas, but mainly in communication and its effects on their upbringing. Ten families of deaf parents and their deaf children were compared with ten other deaf families and their hearing children. All of these parents interviewed were within the Greater Los Angeles area. The writer is indebted to these families for their patience and willingness to cooperate in this research
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Education