Ihor Kobel

Raising a Deaf Child in a Hearing Family in Ukraine

Socio-psychological and educational challenges faced by parents raising deaf and hard-of-hearing children

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This study, which utilized a mixed methods approach, is the first research study in Ukraine which explored the experiences of parents raising deaf or hard of hearing children. The outcome of the study includes a documented analysis and synthesis of the perceptions held by Ukrainian hearing parents raising young deaf or hard of hearing children regarding the emotional and communicational impact of the diagnosis on their family functioning, their perceptions of existing services and/or programs, and their perceptions of the relationships with professionals. Three hundred and twenty-five families whose young children were enrolled in grade 0 or 1 in 48 residential schools for children with hearing loss across the country were sampled in a survey of the study and 17 families from among this number volunteered for follow-up interviews. The emotional impact of the diagnosis on the parents and other family members as well as such factors as communication mode, availability and accessibility of professional services, access to information on deafness, and educational choices were explored along with demographic and other characteristics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juli 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 356g
• ISBN-13: 9783659577727
• ISBN-10: 3659577723
• Artikelnr.: 41353834

Autorenporträt

Dr.Ihor Kobel is an Associate Professor with the Department of Social Pedagogy at the Ukrainian Catholic University. Dr. Kobel has always been very active in the Deaf community in Ukraine and Canada where he completed his Master¿s (2003) and Ph.D.(Alberta,2009). In addition, he has 20 years of teaching experience at the Lviv School for the Deaf.