Institutional integration plays a significant role in students' academic performance, university persistence, psychosocial development, and self-conceptualization. How to enhance students' integration therefore warrants serious concern. The present study explored how thinking styles related to integration among 657 deaf or hard of hearing and 655…

The author examines the theory and research relevant to educating d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing Multilingual Learners (DMLs). There is minimal research on this population, yet a synthesis of related theory, research, and practice on spoken-language bilinguals can be used to add to the body of knowledge on these learners. Specifically, the author…

The investigators compared the perceived attainment of developmental tasks by 181 German adolescents with hearing loss and 254 peers without hearing loss. The adolescents with hearing loss were attending special schools for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. On average, the two groups perceived similar levels of success across the assessed…

The paper reviews data on the size and major characteristics of the population of rubella deafened children, with emphasis on those born during 1963-65. The focus is on the impact that this large group of deaf youngsters will have on postsecondary educational institutions and rehabilitation agencies during the decade of the 1980s. (Author)

An analysis of 4,887 U.S. teachers of the deaf indicated that the teachers tended to be young, female, married, White, and well educated. Data were compared with results of a similar study of public school teachers. Teachers of the hearing impaired differed from public school teachers in several respects, including age, sex, marital status,…

Respondents (N=1,745) were primarily deaf, with an early age of onset. They averaged high levels of newspaper reading and captioned television viewing. Roughly 50% reported watching the Captioned ABS News two or more times per week. Level of education was found to be significantly related to news reading and television viewing behavior. (Author/SB)

A review of annual survey data revealed that hearing impaired children under age 6 reported in 1984, when compared to those reported in 1977, tended to be younger; had higher percentages of heredity, meningitis, and prematurity as causes of hearing loss; and were more likely to have additional handicaps. (CL)

Analyses of selected demographic data from Gallaudet University's annual survey are presented. Results indicate an increase in the number of hearing-impaired children under age six reported to the survey over the last decade, especially from minority backgrounds. Data from a Texas survey are compared with national data. (Author/PB)

Preliminary findings are provided from data collected in Puerto Rico through the Annual Survey of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children and Youth during the 1997-1998 school year. Data on 336 students with hearing impairments find the existence of a heterogeneous deaf community rather than the traditionally conceived homogenous community. (Contains…

Of 26,246 high school seniors surveyed, 514 identified themselves as having hearing problems. Data were compared to those of their normally hearing peers regarding demographic characteristics, academic achievement, and motivation. Black students were underrepresented among mainstreamed Ss and hearing-impaired subgroup's scores on academic…

Residential staff (n=156) of state schools serving hearing-impaired children were surveyed concerning perceived staff training needs. Demographic information was also compiled on residential staff, and analysis determined seven correlations between demographic characteristics and selection of training topics, such as gender and sex education,…

A survey of 6,043 professionals in 349 deaf education programs showed that 10.4% are from nonwhite or minority ethnic/cultural backgrounds. Of these, 11.7% are deaf. Only eight minority deaf administrators were identified. More than half of the minority professionals worked in public schools. Geographic distribution and gender are also analyzed.…

The postsecondary education and work status of 46 rubella deaf young adults was described and evaluated as an outcome of ethnicity, socioeconomic status, preschool attendance, early parent involvement, and degree of prior mainstreaming. Prior mainstreaming was a determinant of postsecondary education attendance over and above the effects of…

Analysis of data from approximately 58,000 deaf and hard of hearing students (ages 6 through 21) analyzed relationships among reading comprehension and mathematics computation achievement scores, classroom attributes, and demographic factors associated with achievement. Adjustment of scores for demographic factors suggested higher performance for…