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Interpreting For The Deaf In A Psychiatric Setting, Edward G. Straub

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What Do Deaf Adults Read?, Jean Andrews

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Striving To Make French And Francophone Studies More Inclusive, Kathryne Adair Corbin, Carol Lee Diallo

Teaching and Learning Together in Higher Education

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Seeing Homework Through Students' Eyes: From Pressured Performance To Intentional Learning, Brook Danielle Lillehaugen, Elisa Cooney

Teaching and Learning Together in Higher Education

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Gaining Perspective On Inclusion: What Faculty See In What Students See, Alison Cook-Sather

Teaching and Learning Together in Higher Education

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Notable Alumni | James Stratman Lives Where Law And Language Entwine, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Notable Alumni | James Stratman Lives Where Law And Language Entwine (October 20, 2019), University Communications And Marketing

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Assessing The Uniqueness Of Indigenous Language In Advertising: Analysis Of Figurative Language Used In Selected Telecommunication Yoruba Advertisement In Nigeria, Kehinde Opeyemi Oyesomi Ko, Abiodun Salawu

The Qualitative Report

In this paper, the researchers look at the uniqueness of indigenous language and how figurative language is used to communicate meaning in telecommunication Yoruba advertisements. There are four major telecommunication operators in Nigeria- MTN, Airtel, GLO and 9 mobile. The highest two operators with active subscribers-MTN and Airtel were chosen for this study. All MTN Yoruba advertisements and all airtel Yoruba advertisements were the population of the study. Through random sampling, MTN Smart Recharge advertisement and Airtel Goody bag advertisement were the sample. The qualitative textual analysis was employed to examine the figurative languages used in MTN Smart Recharge Yoruba …

Mentorship In Sobriety: An Alternative To Twelve Step Support For Deaf People, Ron Lybarger, Katherine A. Sandberg

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For individuals seeking recovery from alcohol and other drug addiction/dependence, the most common source of support is Twelve Step programs. Some people who experience problems as the result of alcohol or other drug use seek help directly from these programs. Others turn to Twelve Step programs as a source of ongoing support after having completed chemical dependency treatment. For years, deaf recovering people, like their hearing counterparts have been referred to Twelve Step meetings. Frequently, Twelve Step meetings, related literature, and sponsorship are not accessible to Deaf individuals pursuing recovery. The authors suggest there may be alternatives to traditional Twelve …

Using The Deaf Community As An Alternative Treatment Strategy: Developing Deaf Treatment Foster Homes, Stephen H. Hamerdinger, Daniel Murphy

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There are few treatment programs for deaf children who have severe emotional or behavioral disturbances. Most programs are residential in nature. While these programs provide a much needed service, they are not available to every child that needs treatment. Further, many children do better in smaller, family oriented environments than they do in residential treatment programs. Therapeutic foster care approaches are increasingly being used in many places as an alternative to residential treatment for hearing children.

Until recently, such programs have not been greatly utilized as an alternative to treatment for deaf children. When deaf children are placed in such …

When Deaf Parents Adopt Deaf Children: An Investigation Of The Concept Of Adoptive Parent Entitlement In Deaf Adopted Families, Barbara J. White

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The literature on Deaf people as parents in the past two decades is presented from both a culturally affirmative and a medical/pathological perspective (Jones, 1995; Lane, 1992, 1993; Meadow-Orlans, 1997; Spencer, Bodner-Johnson & Gutfreund, 1992), with the latter being more prevalent. It is rare to find an article that portrays Deaf people as highly competent and successful parents. It is even rarer to find an article that shows positive outcomes when Deaf parents adopt children (Shettle, 1997; White, 1997). The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the experiences of adoptive parenthood from the viewpoint of seven Deaf mothers …

Black Deaf Persons And Their Families: Ecological And Systems Perspectives, Elizabeth A. Creamer

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This paper presents both the ecological and systems perspectives for understanding and empowering Black Deaf persons in the context of their families and social systems. The term "Black Deaf Persons" can be referred to as African American Deaf persons or Black Deaf persons originally from America, Africa, Caribbean countries, or other countries. The learning objectives are to scrutinize and explicate both the ecological and systems framework for understanding the relationships that occur within Black families with Deaf members and among other social systems that are involved with Black Deaf persons, and planning and implementing creative interventions to adjust Black Deaf …

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Application Of The Minnesota/Medical Model: An Approach To Substance Abuse Treatment Of Deaf And Hard Of Hearing Individuals, Debra Guthmann, Kathy Sandberg

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This article discusses the principles of the Minnesota/Medical model as utilized in work with clients at the Minnesota Chemical Dependency Program for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals. A case study issued to demonstrate the application of an effective approach to providing chemical dependency treatment to deaf and hard of hearing individuals. Prior to the case presentation, background information about unique problems with substance abuse faced by members of the deaf community, information about substance abuse, treatment models and the medical model is provided.

Social Identity In Deaf Culture: A Comparison Of Ideologies, Deborah L. Maxwell-Mccaw, Irene W. Leigh, Alan L. Marcus

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The emergence of Deaf culture and recent developments in identity research fueled by cultural diversity has ignited exploration of identity development in deaf people. The issue of how individuals go through the process of developing identities related to being deaf is now receiving much attention. Two major theoretical models in the literature, specifically racial identity development models and bicultural/acculturation models are presented and then discussed in terms of how they might apply to deaf people. Subsequently, we describe two separate measures that have been developed to empirically test the application of these models to deaf populations. While research on both …

Intelligent Use Of The Rorschach Inkblot Technique With Deaf Persons, Theodore Siedlecki Jr.

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The Rorschach Inkblot Technique can be a valuable component of a psychological assessment of deaf persons if the clinician takes into account the available research data on how normal deaf persons respond to the Rorschach. Relying solely on norms from hearing persons can lead to erroneous conclusions. This article provides guidelines for administering and interpreting the Rorschach with deaf clients. A case example demonstrates how the Rorschach can be valuable even with a client with limited language skills.

Innovative Directions In Mental Health Assessment Part Iii: Use Of Interactive Video Technology In Assessment: A Research Project, Elizabeth Eckhardt, Annie Steinberg, Douglas S. Lipton, Louise Montoya, Marjorie F. Goldstein

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This article will report the steps and procedures implemented in the development and testing of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for the Deaf-IV(DDIS-IV). The DDIS-IV is a standardized mental health assessment instrument developed for use with individuals who are deaf, it is self-administered in American Sign Language (ASL) on laptop computer. This research is supported by a Small Business Innovations Research Grant from the National Institute of Mental Health. The translation procedure consisted of two translation teams, advisors, and back translation. The technological procedure included the digital videotaping of assessment items in ASL, the use of interactive video software and the …

From Traditional To Innovative Assessment: The Case Of Depression, Irene W. Leigh

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This article reviews various approaches to the assessment of depression in deaf people as based on current research. Studies comparing traditional paper and pencil instrumentation with American Sign Language (ASL) video tape approaches are presented. Results indicate that both approaches do work with deaf clients, depending on language proficiency in either English or ASL. Exploration of computerized technology is warranted.

Assessment Of Deaf And Hard-Of-Hearing Persons: A Strengths Based Transactional Deafness Paradigm, Martha Sheridan

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This article discusses the existence of a cultural and professional obsession with pathology which has jaded mental health assessments of consumers. The importance of incorporating ecological and strengths perspectives into the assessment process is discussed. It is suggested that individual and environmental strengths need to be taken into consideration for a more positive, respectful and empowering shift in assessment paradigms to occur. Deaf knowledgeable mental health professionals have an ethical obligation to consider the strengths and meanings of various d/Deaf, hard-of-hearing and late deafened realities as well as the individual's ancestral, cultural, spiritual and gender realities. A strengths based transactional …

Work Experience Of People Who Are Deaf Or Hard Of Hearing In Hong Kong, Petrus Ng

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Helping members of the deaf culture to engage in gainful work is an important means of their integration into the community. However, members of the deaf culture are often received simply as those with impaired hearing, and they experience difficulties in obtaining and keeping work. Cross-cultural and communication conflict is a major factor affecting their employment opportunities. Audism, the social prejudgement of the capacities of members of the deaf culture, is part of this conflict. These factors restrict their social and vocational opportunities. The aim of this study is to assess the employment situation of members of the deaf community …

Essays By Deaf Youth: Implications For Counselors And Teachers, David S. Martin, William P. Mccrone, Patricia Martin

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For several years, Gallaudet University's School of Education and Human Services and Pre-College National Mission Programs (now Clerc Center) have co-sponsored an annual national essay contest for deaf and hard of hearing students in schools across the United States. In 1998, an unusually high number of essays -235- were received for review. During the process of serving as members of the judges’ panel for this national contest, the co-authors noted potentially important trends and patterns across the corpus of essays.

Preferences Of Deaf College Students For The Hearing Status Of Their Children, Margery S. Miller, Donald F. Moores, Deborah Sicoli

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The anticipated results of genetic research and the implications for genetic engineering have the potential to reduce the incidence of conditions such as cancer, but questions have been raised about the ethics of proceeding to conditions such as blindness, deafness or color-blindness. One area that has not been addressed is the preferences of deaf individuals for the hearing status of their children. The present study investigated the preference of deaf college students for the hearing status of children they might have in the future. The results indicated that the majority of respondents expressed no preference for hearing status of children. …

Between Alpine Identity And Civic Duty: Encounters With Swiss Brethren In Rudolf Von Tavel’S Historical Novel Der Frondeur (1929), Berit Jany

Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies

The history of seventeenth-century Swiss Brethren in the State of Bern has been one of growth, persecution, and support from sympathetic neighbors. Their struggles and persistence have inspired a number of authors to produce fictional narratives dealing with the brethren in their Bernese homeland. This article examines Rudolf von Tavel’s historical novel Der Frondeur (1929), in which he depicts the persecuted brotherhood in Bern. The following analysis exposes the way in which the author has fictionalized the Anabaptist group, its commitment to theological and ethical aspects, and the experience of persecution. In particular, the study investigates which characteristics drawn from …

Bourdieu In Plain Anabaptist Studies? A Symposium Review Of Good Gingrich, Luann. 2016. Out Of Place: Social Exclusion And Mennonite Migrants In Canada. Toronto, On: University Of Toronto Press., Jeffrey Longhofer, Steven Reschly, Luann Good Gingrich

Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies

Editor’s introduction—This symposium offers the reviews of two authors who, without sparing whatever criticism can be mustered, hold her work up as archetypal for rigorous methods and theory in plain Anabaptist studies. I have little more to say about Luann Good Gingrich’s work than that it is has been long, long in waiting. But let me add just a bit more and say why.

Now here is a study where a researcher has brought thick theory to interpret meticulously collected and presented interview data about a plain Anabaptist group (Old Colony Mennonites) in the context of broader forces. Yet, with …

The UnDistinguished Scholar Of The Amish, Werner Enninger, -Or- Has The Time Yet Come For Rigorous Theory In Amish Studies?, Cory Anderson

Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies

Werner Enninger embodies the highest standards of methodological rigor and theoretical insight in Amish studies, and this article synthesizes his 30-some publications written in English. Enninger was a socio-linguist from Germany who conducted field research in Delaware in the 1970s and published intensely in the 1980s. His mixed methods address common hurdles field researchers face and offer meticulously detailed qualitative and quantitative data. Enninger’s theory can be organized around a social system model that fuses structural functionalism and symbolic interactionism. Within the model, he proposes a four-part superstructure—(1) core, group-defining values, namely, religious community and separation, (2) are realized in …

Seventy-Five Years Of Amish Studies, 1942 To 2017: A Critical Review Of Scholarship Trends (With An Extensive Bibliography), Cory Anderson

Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies

After 75 years, Amish studies has received no field reviews, an oversight I rectify with this article using several citation analysis techniques. I offer criteria for defining Amish research, which results in 983 references that are analyzed. Amish studies has a very highly centralized core of works; the top one percent of cited references account for nearly 20% of every citation in Amish studies, with Hostetler, Kraybill, Nolt, and Huntington dominating the top list. Few consolidated subareas exist, exceptions being language and health- population research. Analyzing Amish studies chronologically, the field early on accepted the definitive-sympathetic-authoritative-comprehensive-insider research approach, which legitimated …

Schooling Across Contexts: The Educational Realities Of Old Colony Mennonite Students, Wendy Crocker

Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies

This paper narrates the schooling experiences of the Old Colony Mennonites (OCM) across two contexts based on my first-hand observations as a principal in a rural, southwestern Ontario school and on a research trip to the Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua, area of Mexico. The OCM children described in this paper attend public school in southwestern Ontario and travel regularly to Mexico where many of the families hold property or visit family. Thus, during one calendar year, these OCM children often attend schools in two countries with important differences in the use of language(s) and literacy practices, expectations in the classroom, and even …

The Amish Symposium, Megan Bogden, Steven Reschly, Benjamin Zeller, Tom Coletti

Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies

The Amish is a 500-some page university press-sized handbook that touches on a variety of topical areas. The book is the culmination of two and a half decades each of Kraybill’s, Johnson-Weiner’s, and Nolt’s work about the Amish. Karen Johnson-Weiner published a series of linguistic studies through the 1990s, and from these spring-board works later explored more fully schools and New York settlements. Donald Kraybill’s first Amish-focused publication was a Durkheimian study of the Amish and suicide in 1986. From then on he has maintained this functionalist orientation in comparative studies of plain Anabaptists and Amish responses to cultural, economic, …

Book Reviews Of Weaver-Zercher's Thrill Of The Chaste And Keiser's Pennsylvania German In The American Midwest, Sarah Jasmine Stork, Lara Downing

Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies

Over the course of her book, Valerie Weaver-Zercher guides us through an analysis of the constituents of the increasingly popular Amish-fiction genre. In particular, her chapters explore the content of stories that fall within the genre, the general writing style employed by authors of Amish fiction, the common ways that Amish fiction functions for readers, and a few concerns with regards to the genre that Weaver-Zercher finds worthy of additional attention. In discussing the content of Amish fiction, Weaver-Zercher not only presents common attributes of the main characters (especially the protagonist) but also establishes major themes in the story settings …

Who Are The Plain Anabaptists? What Are The Plain Anabaptists?, Cory Anderson

Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies

I define the plain Anabaptists by answering two essential questions: “Who are the plain Anabaptists” and “What are the plain Anabaptists?” In asking “Who are the plain Anabaptists?” I investigate several dimensions of identity. First, I trace the history of seven religious traditions within Anabaptism: the Swiss Brethren/Mennonites, the Low German/Russian Mennonites, the Hutterites, the Amish, the Brethren, the Apostolic Christian Churches, and the Bruderhof. Second, I explore three categories of people in each group—mainline, conservative, and Old Order—describing the last two as “plain.” Third, I explore scales and indices on which plainness is measured, as well as other measures …