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31. 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