Vocational Capabilities of the Deaf as Assessed by the Deaf and Non-Deaf in Nigeria. Brief Research Report.

Togonu-Bickersteth, Funmi; Odebiyi, A. I.

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Publication Date: 1986

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Vocational Capabilities of the Deaf as Assessed by the Deaf and Non-Deaf in Nigeria. Brief Research Report.

Togonu-Bickersteth, Funmi; Odebiyi, A. I.

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, v9 n3 p283-86 1986

Two Nigerian surveys examined discrepancies between deaf students' (N=146) vocational aspirations and the hearing public's (N=534) assessment of their vocational capabilities. Among reported results was that the hearing public's perception of capability matched the self-evaluation of 78.8 percent of the deaf students, who believed that only nonprofessional jobs were realistic choices. (Author/JW)

Descriptors: Attitudes, Deafness, Foreign Countries, Occupational Aspiration, Secondary Education, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Social Bias, Vocational Aptitude

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Nigeria

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