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Turning the Tide: Making Life Better for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Schoolchildren
Gina A. Oliva
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Description for Turning the Tide: Making Life Better for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Schoolchildren
Paperback. Deaf students in mainstream schools face many challenges, but one particularly difficult situation is relatively little studied: being the only deaf student in the entire school. This book offers a qualitative study of the experiences of deaf and hard of hearing students in that situation. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: JNF; JNSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
Deaf students in mainstream schools face many challenges, but one particularly difficult situation is relatively little studied: being the only deaf student in the entire school. Turning the Tide offers a qualitative study of the experiences of deaf and hard of hearing students in that situation. Oliva and Lytle build the book around three focus groups, bringing together students of diverse backgrounds to talk about their experiences and what they learned from them about how to work with teachers and administrators, as well as how to handle the challenges of social life. The result is a mix of moving stories ... Read more
Deaf students in mainstream schools face many challenges, but one particularly difficult situation is relatively little studied: being the only deaf student in the entire school. Turning the Tide offers a qualitative study of the experiences of deaf and hard of hearing students in that situation. Oliva and Lytle build the book around three focus groups, bringing together students of diverse backgrounds to talk about their experiences and what they learned from them about how to work with teachers and administrators, as well as how to handle the challenges of social life. The result is a mix of moving stories ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9781563685996
SKU
V9781563685996
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About Gina A. Oliva
Gina A. Oliva is a former professor in the Physical Education and Recreation Department at Gallaudet University. Linda R. Lytle is professor in the Department of Counseling at Gallaudet University.
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