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Deaf Epistemology: Deafhood and Deafness
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Hauser, Peter C.; O'Hearn, Amanda; McKee, Michael; Steider, Anne; Thew, Denise – American Annals of the Deaf, 2010
Deaf epistemology constitutes the nature and extent of the knowledge that deaf individuals acquire growing up in a society that relies primarily on audition to navigate life. Deafness creates beings who are more visually oriented compared to their auditorily oriented peers. How hearing individuals interact with deaf individuals shapes how deaf…
Descriptors: Deafness, Epistemology, Access to Information, Sign Language
The Los Angeles County Response to Child Abuse and Deafness: A Social Movement Theory Analysis
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Embry, Richard A.; Grossman, Frank D. – American Annals of the Deaf, 2007
There is increasingly strong evidence that children with disabilities are at higher risk for maltreatment when compared to children without disabilities. There is also concern about the adequacy of child welfare services for children and parents with disabilities, particularly those disabilities that result in a communication impairment. This…
Descriptors: Welfare Services, Disabilities, Change Strategies, Parents with Disabilities
How Do Deaf and Hearing Mothers Regain Eye Contact When Their Infants Look Away?
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Koester, Lynne Sanford; Karkowski, Andrea M.; Traci, Meg Ann – American Annals of the Deaf, 1998
This study compared efforts to regain their infants' visual attention of 40 mothers (either deaf or hearing) and 40 9-month-old infants (either deaf or hearing). Findings indicated a greater reliance by deaf mothers on visual strategies to regain infant attention and a greater emphasis on vocalizations by hearing mothers, regardless of infant…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Deafness, Infants, Interaction Process Analysis
Let's Talk: The Effect of Maternal Hearing Status on Interactions with Toddlers Who Are Deaf.
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Prendergast, Susan G.; McCollum, Jeanette A. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1996
Sixteen dyads comprised either of deaf toddlers and their deaf mothers or deaf toddlers and their hearing mothers were compared on the use and success of various means for establishing mutual attention for communication. Results suggested the deaf-deaf dyads experienced significantly more episodes of mutual attention because the deaf mothers were…
Descriptors: Attention, Deafness, Interaction Process Analysis, Interpersonal Communication
Deaf and Hearing Parents' Interactions with Eldest Hearing Children.
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Jones, Elaine G.; Dumas, Robert E. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1996
This study compared interactions in 18 families headed by either deaf or hearing parents with an eldest hearing child (aged 7 to 11). Transcripts of parent/child dyadic interactions during a vacation planning activity were analyzed. There were no significant differences between children in the two groups, though deaf parents demonstrated less…
Descriptors: Deafness, Family Environment, Family Relationship, Interaction Process Analysis
Comparing Motor Development of Deaf Children of Deaf Parents and Deaf Children of Hearing Parents
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Lieberman, Lauren J.; Volding, Lori; Winnick, Joseph P. – American Annals of the Deaf, 2004
Deaf children of Deaf parents perform better academically (Ritter-Brinton & Stewart, 1992), linguistically (Courtin, 2000; M. Harris, 2001; Vaccari & Marschark, 1997), and socially (Hadadian & Rose, 1991; M. Harris, 2001) than Deaf children of hearing parents. Twenty-nine Deaf children in residential schools were assessed to determine if a…
Descriptors: Deafness, Parents with Disabilities, Motor Development, Academic Achievement