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ERIC Number: ED642600
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 161
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 979-8-2099-1801-1
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Stories of Deaf Students Acculturation Experiences on the College Campus: A Narrative Inquiry
Toby Alan Welch
ProQuest LLC, Ed.D. Dissertation, Northcentral University
The purpose of this qualitative narrative study was to explore how deaf college students tell stories reflecting on acculturation experiences at a four-year university in California. The problem addressed by this study was the lack of knowledge about the acculturation experiences of deaf college students on campuses. The target population was deaf university students enrolled at a four-year university in California. A purposive sampling of 11 deaf students participated in interviews to share acculturation experiences. Data were collected through narrative interviews and analyzed using thematic analysis. Results were organized according to research questions, and the participants' experiences were retold through a composite narrative. Results revealed participants had common experiences of integration, rejection, assimilation, and marginalization relative to interacting with hearing faculty and students on the collegiate campus. Recommendations are for policy and practice to include deaf and hearing students working together to increase knowledge of the deaf culture. The faculty are becoming more knowledgeable of school policy on how to provide accommodations and services for deaf students. Recommendations for future research include conducting additional research on hearing faculty members and students' acculturation experiences interacting with deaf individuals on college campuses and conducting research at colleges and universities without programs for the deaf to explore deaf students' acculturation experiences. Furthermore, recommendations for future research include exploration of deaf students' acculturation experiences in collegiate extracurricular activities and the acculturation experiences of other students with disabilities experiences in a college environment. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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