ERIC Number: EJ1365058
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Oct
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0161-1461
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Supporting the Social-Emotional Well-Being of Elementary School Students Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing: A Pilot Study
Kishida, Yuriko; Brennan-Jones, Christopher G.; Runions, Kevin; Vithiatharan, Rena; Hancock, Kirsten; Brown, Michelle; Eikelboom, Robert H.; Coffin, Juli; Kickett-Tucker, Cheryl; Li, Ian W.; Epstein, Melanie; Falconer, Sarah E.; Cross, Donna
Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, v53 n4 p1037-1050 Oct 2022
Purpose: Children who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH), their parents, Teachers of the Deaf, and other community stakeholders were involved in co-designing a web-based resource to support students' social-emotional well-being. The resource was designed to provide families and teachers with strategies to enhance the social and emotional well-being of Grade 4-6 students who are DHH. This study reports outcomes of a pilot study of the web-based resource intervention. Method: A pre-post pilot study was conducted to quantitatively examine reported anxiety, well-being, social relationships, school experience, student-teacher relationship, and parent and teacher self-efficacy. A total of 37 students, their parents (n = 37), and their classroom teachers (n = 40) participated in the intervention program and were provided access to the resource. Results: In total, 19 students, 22 parents, and 17 teachers completed both pre-and post-survey measures. Paired t tests revealed that there was a statistically significant increase in parents' self-efficacy scores from pre- to post-test. Multivariate analysis of covariance revealed a significant association between parent use of the website and student-reported improved peer support and reduced school loneliness. No other statistically significant differences were found. Conclusions: The use of a web-based resource codeveloped with students who are DHH, their parents, and teachers could potentially be beneficial for the well-being of students who are DHH as well as parents' self-efficacy. Further research is needed to confirm the benefits.
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Students with Disabilities, Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Well Being, Social Emotional Learning, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Web Sites, Intervention, Anxiety, Interpersonal Relationship, Student Experience, Teacher Student Relationship, Self Efficacy, Parents, Elementary School Teachers, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. 2200 Research Blvd #250, Rockville, MD 20850. Tel: 301-296-5700; Fax: 301-296-8580; e-mail: lshss@asha.org; Web site: http://lshss.pubs.asha.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Grade 5; Middle Schools; Grade 6
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Student Teacher Relationship Scale
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