One of the traditional areas of concern in educational foundations has been philosophy of education, and within philosophy of education, a central focus has been epistemology. Defined as the branch of philosophy dealing with the study of knowledge, in the past half-century approaches to the study of epistemology have evolved in significant ways.…

The article describes a program in which deaf students from a Canadian residential school for the deaf attended a regular high school for certain subjects. The program's success is attributed to planning, adequate staff support, and the fact that students maintained their positions of leadership in the residential school. (Author/DB)

Interviews with 25 graduates from the National Technical Institute for the Deaf indicated respondents felt both mainstream and residential schools offer specific advantages and disadvantages and selection may involve trading academic for social opportunity. Both school experiences are important in the socialization of deaf people and development…

The transition programs of 326 secondary educational programs for deaf and severely hearing-impaired adolescents were surveyed. Results suggested that residential schools had higher implementation rates (for desirable transition characteristics) than did mainstream and other programs. All groups valued the identified transition practices more than…

The Life Adjustment Program (LAP) of the Model Secondry School for the Deaf, Washington, DC, is a self-contained unit providing vocational and life skills training for multiply handicapped hearing impaired students. (SEW)

Discusses the results of interviews with 23 teenagers with deafness, which examined their preference for residential or mainstreamed schools. Findings indicate the students supported a mixed placement pattern because it gave them a well-rounded education and knowledge of both deaf and hearing environments, and satisfied their developmental needs.…

The 1987 survey of 57 residential schools for the deaf found that the varying state interpretations of Least Restrictive Environment under Public Law 94-142 are a major determining factor in the role played by the residential school. Survey results were compared to a similar 1977 survey. (DB)

The article describes the history of educational programs for deaf children, predicts that deaf education will become more closely aligned with general education, notes shifts in student placement from residential to public mainstreamed settings, and describes several Gallaudet University programs involved in research, training, and outreach to…

Comparison of hearing (n=222) and deaf (n=217) young adults on employment, independent living, and social experience outcomes found that the hearing group was generally more successful than deaf persons from mainstream or residential schools. Gender differences did not uniformly favor men. Suggestions for improving transition programs for the deaf…

Discusses a survey of 115 high school students who are deaf or hard of hearing, which examined the pros and cons of mainstreaming. Results found that center schools offered a stronger representation of deaf culture and that more residential students than mainstream students were satisfied with their school experience overall. (Author/CR)

The article present results of standardization of the Meadow-Kendall Social-Emotional Assessment Inventory for Deaf and Hearing-Impaired Students (Meadow, 1983), school-age version, for use in Turkey. The SEAI is a 59-item measure for assessing socioemotional adjustment of school-age deaf and hearing impaired students. A sample of 1,097 deaf…

This paper examines research and literature related to the education of Virginia students who are deaf or hearing impaired, blind or visually impaired, or multihandicapped. The paper discusses legal considerations such as least restrictive environment and other variables required to be considered when determining appropriate service delivery…

A national survey of teachers of the hearing impaired (n=313) in either nonintegrated classes in residential schools and day programs, or in integrated settings in regular public schools, or in itinerant programs examined perceptions of the competencies most critical to their job. Similarities and differences in teacher competencies across service…