ERIC Number: EJ743827
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-726X
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Views from the Field: Program Directors' Perceptions of Teacher Education and the Education of Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Teller, H.; Harney, J.
American Annals of the Deaf, v150 n5 p470-479 2005
A random sample of directors of programs for the deaf in North America were surveyed to get their views about the skills that teacher education programs need to be teaching future teachers of students who are deaf or hard of hearing. The directors were queried about literacy practices, classroom management strategies, and communication strategies used in their programs, and were encouraged to comment freely on the questionnaire items presented to them. Program directors predicted a need for more itinerant and resource teachers. The survey also revealed that programs for the deaf are highly behaviorist (i.e., You do this and you'll get that) in the way they induce students to learn and in how they manage student behavior. Survey of Employers of Teachers of the Deaf, is appended.
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Deafness, Partial Hearing, Surveys, Teaching Skills, Teacher Education Programs, Administrators, Resource Teachers, Classroom Techniques, Student Behavior, Literacy, Administrator Attitudes, Behaviorism, Questionnaires, Teacher Competencies, Reading Strategies, Writing Strategies, Assistive Technology, Manual Communication, Itinerant Teachers, Communication Skills, Interpersonal Communication
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: North America
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