Deaf Education Beyond the Western World: Context, Challenges, and Prospects

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Harry Knoors (Professor, Behavioral Science Institute, Professor, Behavioral Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands) Maria Brons (Manager, Manager, Kentalis International Foundation)

Deaf Education Beyond the Western World

Context, Challenges, and Prospects

Harry Knoors (Professor, Behavioral Science Institute, Professor, Behavioral Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands), Maria Brons (Manager, Manager, Kentalis International Foundation), Marc Marschark (Professor, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Professor, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology)

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Oxford University Press Inc
26 February 2019

Disability: social aspects; Child & developmental psychology; Teaching of hearing-impaired students

Series: Perspectives on Deafness

If teachers want to educate deaf learners effectively, they have to apply evidence-informed methods and didactics with the needs of individual deaf students in mind. Education in general -- and education for deaf learners in particular -- is situated in broader societal contexts, where what works within the Western world may be quite different from what works beyond the Western world.

By exploring practice-based and research-based evidence about deaf education in countries that largely have been left out of the international discussion thus far, this volume encourages more researchers in more countries to continue investigating the learning environment of deaf learners, based on the premise of leaving no one behind. Featuring chapters centering on 19 countries, from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Central and Eastern Europe, the volume offers a picture of deaf education from the perspectives of local scholars and teachers who demonstrate best practices and challenges within their respective regional contexts. This volume addresses the notion of learning through the exchange of knowledge; outlines the commonalities and differences between practices and policies in educating deaf and hard-of-hearing learners; and looks ahead to the prospects for the future development of deaf education research in the context of recently adopted international legal frameworks. Stimulating academic exchange regionally and globally among scholars and teachers who are fascinated by and invested in deaf education, this volume strengthens the foundation for further improvement of education for deaf children all around the world.

Edited by: Harry Knoors (Professor Behavioral Science Institute Professor Behavioral Science Institute Radboud University Nijmegen the Netherlands), Maria Brons (Manager, Manager, Kentalis International Foundation), Marc Marschark (Professor, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Professor, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 163mm, Width: 239mm, Spine: 38mm
Weight: 816g
ISBN: 9780190880514
ISBN 10: 0190880511
Series: Perspectives on Deafness
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 26 February 2019
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Harry Knoors, Ph.D., is Professor at the Behavioral Science Institute of the Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands, and Academic Director at Royal Dutch Kentalis. Knoors is trained as a psycholinguist, specializing in language and literacy of deaf children. He is involved in research on childhood deafness (mainly language, literacy, and psychosocial development) and research on the effectiveness of special education. Maria Brons, Ph.D., is Manager of Kentalis International Foundation at Royal Dutch Kentalis, responsible for design, fundraising, and implementation of international knowledge exchange programs for professionals working in the field of education, care and diagnostics for children with hearing loss, deafblindness, multiple disability, and autism. She is a political scientist and international development economist, and has previously published on critical security studies and state-society relations as well as lately on inclusive education as a win-win concept. Marc Marschark, Ph.D., is Professor at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, a college of Rochester Institute of Technology, where he directs the Center for Education Research Partnerships. His primary interest is in relations among language, learning, and cognition; current research focuses on such relations among deaf children and adults in formal and informal educational settings.