Deaf Education in America: Voices of Children from Inclusion Settings » (New Edition)

Janet Cerney is Executive Director of Rocky Mountain Deaf School, Denver, CO.

This book provides a detailed examination of the complex issues surrounding the integration of deaf students into the general classroom.

Preface     ix
Glossary     xiii
Deaf Education in America
The Social Side of Learning     3
Historical and Cultural Influences in Deaf Education     9
Accountability and Legal Influences in Deaf Education     20
Confronting the Realities of Inclusion     26
Educational Interpreting     40
Distinguishing Characteristics of Deaf Students and Their Learning Environments     50
The Research Study
Voices of Deaf Children     59
Interviews With Educational Interpreters     110
Interviews With Deaf Education Teachers     157
Interviews With Regular Education Teachers     169
Conclusions and Recommendations     182
References     193
Index     206