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Turning the tide : making life better for deaf and hard of hearing schoolchildren / Gina A. Oliva and Linda Risser Lytle.

Oliva, Gina A. (Author). Lytle, Linda Risser. (Added Author).

Summary:

"Turning the Tide presents a qualitative study of deaf and hard of hearing graduates of mainstream schools. The authors conducted interviews in three different regions of the country along with 113 online surveys. The participants discussed many issues, including the difficulties of finding friends and social access, the struggle to establish an identity, the challenges of K-12 interpreting and class placement, and the vast potential of summer and weekend programs for deaf students." -- Back cover

Record details

ISBN: 9781563685996 (Paper)
ISBN: 156368599X (Paper)
Physical Description: XX, 229 p. ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Washington, DC : Gallaudet University Press, 2014.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Our research process -- Friendships and social access : outside looking in -- The struggle to shape an identity -- K-12 interpreters and other placement issues -- A system in need of reform -- K-12 interpreters and mediated education : more and better is not enough -- Summer and weekend programs : if you build it, they will come -- Scholars, parents, advocates, and allies : working for change -- Turning the tide : making life better.