Influences of Student and Family Factors on Academic Outcomes of Mainstream Secondary School Deaf Students
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- 1 January 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education
- Vol. 8 (1) , 57-78
- https://doi.org/10.1093/deafed/8.1.57
Abstract
This article considers some of the student and family factors influencing the educational achievements of deaf children. It is based on a study of 16-year-old deaf students in mainstream schools in England. Findings indicate the complexity of interpreting statistical results, especially on the effect of degree of hearing loss. The discussion addresses the specific question of why this factor is often reported as not significant in academic achievement. It also considers the surprisingly low effect of family socioeconomic status, speculates on the size of the “school effect” in deaf education, and considers the coding of data.Keywords
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