Views From the Field: Program Directors' Perceptions of Teacher Education and the Education of Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Winter 12-1-2005
Department
Speech and Hearing Sciences
Abstract
A random sample of directors of programs for the deaf in North America were surveyed to get their views about the skills that teacher education programs need to be teaching future teachers of students who are deaf or hard of hearing. The directors were queried about literacy practices, classroom management strategies, and communication strategies used in their programs, and were encouraged to comment freely on the questionnaire items presented to them. Program directors predicted a need for more itinerant and resource teachers. The survey also revealed that programs for the deaf are highly behaviorist (i.e., You do this and you'll get that) in the way they induce students to learn and in how they manage student behavior.
Publication Title
American Annals of the Deaf
Volume
150
Issue
5
First Page
470
Last Page
479
Recommended Citation
Teller, H.,
Harney, J.
(2005). Views From the Field: Program Directors' Perceptions of Teacher Education and the Education of Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. American Annals of the Deaf, 150(5), 470-479.
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