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Aspects of being deaf in New Zealand / Patricia O. Dugdale.

Title
Aspects of being deaf in New Zealand / Patricia O. Dugdale.
Author
Dugdale, Pat
Publication
[Wellington] : Victoria University of Wellington, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, c2002.

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Additional Authors
  • Victoria University of Wellington. Deaf Studies Research Unit.
  • Victoria University of Wellington. School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
Description
xiii, 180 p.; 30 cm.
Series Statement
Occasional publication / Deaf Studies Research Unit, 1173-8871 ; No. 4
Uniform Title
Occasional publication (English Language Institute (Victoria University of Wellington). Deaf Studies Research Unit) ; no. 4.
Subject
  • Deaf > New Zealand > Social conditions
  • Deaf > Education > New Zealand
  • Persons With Hearing Impairments > education > New Zealand
  • Deafness > rehabilitation > New Zealand
  • Education, Special
Genre/Form
History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 162-169).
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
A review of the history of deaf education in New Zealand (Speech, language and the education of the deaf ; Deaf education in Britain ;Deaf education in New Zealand ; Total communication ; Current issues in deaf education ; Bilingual education ; Bilingual education in New Zealand ; Literacy : a study of reading comprehension in Southern New Zealand ; Teaching and teacher training ; Tertiary education for deaf people ; Research into the education of deaf children in New Zealand) -- Survey of the Wellington deaf community, 1997 -- Hearing loss, use of aids, and personal data -- Education (The scope of the questions on education ; Educational placement ; Communication at school ; Communication at home ; School examinations attempted, and results ; Summary of data on education) -- Work (The scope of the questions on employment ; Kinds of work and feelings about work ; Job stability and job seeking ; Problems in the workplace) -- Services (The scope of the questions on use of and access to services ; use of hearing community services, problems encountered ; Communication with the family doctor and other medical persons ; Deaf Association of New Zealand, Wellington branch office ; Awareness of legislation : the Human Rights Act ; Summary of questions on use of services) -- Leisure time pursuits and associated questions (The scope and topics of the leisure time section ; Membership of social groups ; Communication with deaf and hearing people ; Leisure time pursuits ; Television and subtitles ; Equipment used by deaf people ; Reported satisfaction with life ; Summary of data of leisure pursuits and associated questions -- Conclusions (Factors in the conditon of deaf people in New Zealand ; The education factor ; The discrimination factor ; Literacy)
ISBN
0475105273
OCLC
  • 60248082
  • SCSB-11469379
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