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A Postmodern Perspective On The Issue Of Deafness As Culture Versus Pathology, Mary T. Wochar Torres
A Postmodern Perspective On The Issue Of Deafness As Culture Versus Pathology, Mary T. Wochar Torres
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There is a growing controversy within the field of mental health and deafness over the understanding of deafness as a cultural identifier versus as a pathological condition. Meanwhile the development of postmodern ways of thinking about therapy in general offers a constructive paradigm from which to discuss this issue. Accordingly the author examines the meaning of deafness from a postmodern perspective as well as some implications of this view for therapy involving hearing therapists and deaf clients. She concludes that linguistic and cultural sensitivity on the part of the therapist is paramount in importance when the goal of therapy is …
Toward Collaboration And Community In Student-Faculty Relationships, Mary V. Compton, Patricia L. Bailey
Toward Collaboration And Community In Student-Faculty Relationships, Mary V. Compton, Patricia L. Bailey
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Central to support services for deaf and hard-of-hearing college students is the creation of processes through which deaf students and hearing faculty recognize and respect each other’s cultural values. This article describes how conversations from a focus group of deaf students and conversations from a focus group of hearing faculty reflect cross-cultural relatedness and community within a traditional liberal arts university. Higgins’ (1980) conceptualization of interdependence and Palmer’s (1987) notions of relatedness and community served as the framework by which the conversations were analyzed. Communicating in class, using interpreters and notetakers, and establishing identity in the academic community emerged as …
Persistence And Academic And Social Integration Of Hearing-Impaired Students In Postsecondary Education: A Review Of Research, Berth Danermark
Persistence And Academic And Social Integration Of Hearing-Impaired Students In Postsecondary Education: A Review Of Research, Berth Danermark
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The research described here falls into two categories. The first category focuses on outcome, the secondary category focuses on process. The overview includes 27 studies, 14 in the first category and 13 In the second category. Mainstreamed students seem to be more prepared for postsecondary education. Some studies do not rank communication skills when entering the college as among the most important for college performance and the decision to withdraw, and some do. A few studies indicate no correlation between academic performance and the decision to stay or withdraw. Many of the studies support the idea that this interaction is …