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Guidelines for the Administration of Educational Programs for Students Who Are Deaf/Hard of Hearing, Visually Impaired, or Deafblind
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Bruce, Susan; Ferrell, Kay; Luckner, John L. – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2016
This paper presents the essential programming components resulting from a systematic review of research studies, legislation, and policy documents on the topic of administration issues in educational programming for students who are deaf/hard of hearing, visually impaired, or deafblind. It is recommended that educational teams should include a…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Visual Impairments
Medical Signbank as a Model for Sign Language Planning? A Review of Community Engagement
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Napier, Jemina; Major, George; Ferrara, Lindsay; Johnston, Trevor – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2015
This paper reviews a sign language planning project conducted in Australia with deaf Auslan users. The Medical Signbank project utilised a cooperative language planning process to engage with the Deaf community and sign language interpreters to develop an online interactive resource of health-related signs, in order to address a gap in the health…
Descriptors: Models, Sign Language, Language Planning, Deafness
Developing and Evaluating Graduate-Level Curricula for Teachers of American Sign Language and ASL/English Interpreting: Final Grant Report.
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Baker-Shenk, Charlotte – 1991
This final report describes activities of a 4-year (1987-91) project at Western Maryland College to develop an 11-course graduate curriculum for teachers of American Sign Language (ASL) and teachers of ASL/English Interpreting. The curriculum formed the basis for two graduate programs at Western Maryland College. The project also developed six…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Curriculum Development, Deaf Interpreting, Deafness
Sign Language Interpreter Training, Testing, and Accreditation: An International Comparison
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Napier, Jemina – American Annals of the Deaf, 2004
The article explores sign language interpreter training, testing, and accreditation in three major English-speaking countries, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, by providing an overview of the training and assessment of sign language interpreters in each country. The article highlights the reasons these countries can be…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Translation, Training, Testing
Education at the Japan Oral School for the Deaf (Nippon Rowa Gakko).
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Kato, Daisuke – Early Child Development and Care, 1996
Describes the education of hearing-impaired infants and young children between 0-5 years of age at the Japan Oral School for the Deaf. Summarizes the school's three educational principles: utilization of residual hearing through hearing aids, early identification of hearing loss and early intervention, and auditory-oral interaction for…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Daily Living Skills, Deafness, Disability Identification
Participatory Action Research (PAR): What It Is, What It Isn't, How It's Done, What You Get.
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Scherer, Marcia J.; And Others – 1993
An approach to educational research that is receiving renewed attention is participatory action research (PAR), which emphasizes a bottom-up approach to research as well as useful outcomes. PAR is a philosophy, and not a methodology per se. It is a deliberate, goal-directed, structured, and applied means of obtaining information that looks to…
Descriptors: Action Research, Check Lists, College Students, Deafness