Issues in Deaf Education

Informationen zum Autor Ruth Swanwick Klappentext The way in which education is provided for deaf children is changing, as are the demands made on teachers, both in special settings and in mainstream schools. This book offers a comprehensive account of recent research and current issues in educational policy, psychology, linguistics and audiology, as they relate to the education of the deaf and includes detailed information about further reading. It should be of interest to student teachers and teachers of the deaf, teachers in mainstream schools, academics working in the area of deafness and disability, audiologists and cochlear implant teams, parents of deaf children, and members of the deaf community. Zusammenfassung The way in which education is provided for deaf children is changing, as are the demands made on teachers, both in special settings and in mainstream schools. This book offers a comprehensive account of recent research and current issues in educational policy, psychology, linguistics and audiology. Inhaltsverzeichnis The Developing Deaf Child and Young Person; Language and Communication; Teaching and Learning; Audiology; The Context of the Education of Deaf Children.

Product details

• Authors: Ruth Swanwick, Swanwick Ruth
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.1998
• EAN: 9781853465123
• ISBN: 978-1-85346-512-3
• No. of pages: 306
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / Special Education / Physical Disabilities, Teaching of hearing-impaired students, Relating to people with hearing disabilities or impairments