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Peer reviewedStewart, David A.; Akamatsu, C. Tane – Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 1988
Examines the social rejection and acceptance of American Sign Language (ASL) since its introduction in schools for the deaf in 1817. Concludes that the evolutionary nature of ASL binds its use to the deaf community. (Author/FMW)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Deafness
Peer reviewedErting, Carol J. – Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 1985
Describes deafness as a sociocultural phenomenon similar to ethnicity, and discusses cultural conflict between hearing educators and deaf parents in a school for deaf children. Reports that misunderstandings often arise because parents and hearing educators use linguistic symbols and terminology differently. (KH)
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Culture Conflict, Deafness, Elementary Secondary Education
