{"title":"Experiences of learning New Zealand sign language: hearing parents' identities and socialization goals for their deaf children.","authors":"Rebekah Butterfield, Mele Taumoepeau","doi":"10.1093/jdsade/enag037","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In New Zealand, approximately 25% of hearing parents learn New Zealand sign language (NZSL) for their deaf children but little is known about the impact of this choice on hearing parents' identities and their goals for their children's socialization. Five hearing parents were interviewed about their identities as hearing parents and their sociation goals for their children. Four themes were produced from a reflexive thematic analysis of the interviews: (a) parents discover their hearing identities which influences their parenting experiences, (b) parents' identities are situated between deaf and hearing worlds, (c) deaf people are invaluable role models for hearing parents, and (d) NZSL is seen as invaluable to enact socialization goals. The findings suggest that hearing parents' identities are transformed from learning NZSL, and their socialization goals were aligned with deaf culture. Limitations and future directions for research are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":47768,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2000,"publicationDate":"2026-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education","FirstCategoryId":"95","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jdsade/enag037","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"EDUCATION, SPECIAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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In New Zealand, approximately 25% of hearing parents learn New Zealand sign language (NZSL) for their deaf children but little is known about the impact of this choice on hearing parents' identities and their goals for their children's socialization. Five hearing parents were interviewed about their identities as hearing parents and their sociation goals for their children. Four themes were produced from a reflexive thematic analysis of the interviews: (a) parents discover their hearing identities which influences their parenting experiences, (b) parents' identities are situated between deaf and hearing worlds, (c) deaf people are invaluable role models for hearing parents, and (d) NZSL is seen as invaluable to enact socialization goals. The findings suggest that hearing parents' identities are transformed from learning NZSL, and their socialization goals were aligned with deaf culture. Limitations and future directions for research are discussed.
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The Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal integrating and coordinating basic and applied research relating to individuals who are deaf, including cultural, developmental, linguistic, and educational topics. JDSDE addresses issues of current and future concern to allied fields, encouraging interdisciplinary discussion. The journal promises a forum that is timely, of high quality, and accessible to researchers, educators, and lay audiences. Instructions for contributors appear at the back of each issue.
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