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Educational and Developmental Aspects of Deafness details the ongoing revolution in the education of deaf children. More than 20 researchers contributed their discoveries in anthropology, education, linguistics, psychology, sociology, and other major disciplines, with special concentration upon the education of deaf children.



Divided into two parts on education at home and in school, this incisive book documents breakthroughs such as the public's interest in sign language, the increasing availability of interpreters, the growing perception of deafness as a social condition, not a pathology, and other positive trends. It is unique as the first purely research-based text and reference point for further study of the education of deaf children.

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CHOICE Review

Written with clarity and coherence, this volume by distinguished scholars (editors included) from a wide variety of disciplines including education, linguistics, anthropology, sociology, and psychology is an important contribution to the growing body of research on deafness. Based on their diverse research with deaf individuals, contributors present their findings on the education and the human development of the deaf in 20 essays. Part 1 deals with "The Deaf Child at School," examining, for example, the deaf as a linguistic and cultural minority within US society; the role of research in deaf education; who gets mainstreamed; and the variables that impact on the academic achievement and social-emotional development of deaf students. Part 2 focuses on "The Deaf Child at Home," a useful section since there is a paucity of family-oriented research. Topics include the concerns, needs, and problems of parenting a deaf child; a cross-national comparison of major influences on the social-emotional development of deaf children; the effect of childhood deafness on the family; and the responses to hearing loss that occur later in life. Suggestions for areas requiring future research are identified. Reference notes, illustrations, selected sources, and indexes are substantive. Recommended for graduate students and faculty as well as for upper-division undergraduate students. -S. Wilson, Central Connecticut State University

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Donald F. Moores was a professor in the Department of Exceptional Student and Deaf Education at the University of North Florida.



Kathryn P. Meadow-Orlans is Professor Emerita of Gallaudet University.