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Instruction Of Hearing Impaired Students In School Instrumental Music Programs, Rachel Strong
Instruction Of Hearing Impaired Students In School Instrumental Music Programs, Rachel Strong
Honors Theses
Despite several major advances in education for people who are deaf or hearing impaired, there are still some pervasive negative attitudes and perceptions in the education world towards this community of students. The purpose of this study was to discover the attitudes and perceptions that band directors in Mississippi public schools have towards hearing impaired students participating in instrumental ensembles. This study utilized a survey that was sent to every director in the state. The survey contained several questions pertaining to whether directors had ever had a hearing impaired student in their ensembles before, what accommodations were made for those …