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Schermer, Trude – Sign Language Studies, 2012
This article discusses several aspects of language planning with respect to Sign Language of the Netherlands, or Nederlandse Gebarentaal (NGT). For nearly thirty years members of the Deaf community, the Dutch Deaf Council (Dovenschap) have been working together with researchers, several organizations in deaf education, and the organization of…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Sign Language, Foreign Countries, Language Planning
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Tijsseling, Corrie; Tellings, Agnes – American Annals of the Deaf, 2009
A historical study is conducted into the founding of three boarding schools for Deaf children in the Netherlands, in 1790, 1840, and 1888. The article focuses on how three different religious views inspired divergent perspectives on citizenship and the role of the state, the church, and charity in helping Deaf people become well-integrated…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Boarding Schools, Deafness, Foreign Countries
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). Special Education. – 1993
This monograph presents 12 reports of successful programs serving children with special needs in various nations. The program locations and the program report titles and authors are as follows: (1) Austria: "Integration Models for Elementary and Secondary Schools in Austria" (Volker Rutte); (2) China: "Integrated Education Project,…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Deafness, Demonstration Programs, Developed Nations