Gateways to Powerlessness: Incorporating Hispanic Deaf Children and Families into Formal Schooling.

Bennett, Adrian T.

Notes FAQ Contact Us

Back to results

Peer reviewed

ERIC Number: EJ376364

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1988

Pages: N/A

Abstractor: N/A

ISBN: N/A

ISSN: N/A

EISSN: N/A

Available Date: N/A

Gateways to Powerlessness: Incorporating Hispanic Deaf Children and Families into Formal Schooling.

Bennett, Adrian T.

Disability, Handicap and Society, v3 n2 p119-51 1988

An intensive 2-year ethnographic study looked at the formal intake process involving preschool Hispanic deaf children at a special school. The progress of one family is analyzed in detail to demonstrate the social and cultural complexities of the ideological and social relationships between participants in the intake process. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Cultural Differences, Deafness, Eligibility, Ethnography, Hispanic Americans, Preschool Education, Special Schools, Student Placement

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

Education Level: N/A

Audience: N/A

Language: English

Sponsor: N/A

Authoring Institution: N/A

Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A

Author Affiliations: N/A