Nothing about us without us: Deaf education and sign language access in China

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2021-02-24 DOI:10.1080/14643154.2021.1885576

Gabriel Jones, Dawei Ni, Wei Wang

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Abstract

ABSTRACT This empirical qualitative study aims (1) to understand the Chinese context in promoting accessible high-quality education for deaf communities and (2) to create an opportunity for deaf experts to contribute to sign language research, instruction, interpreting programmes, and deaf education in China. Using a focus group methodology, we gathered data from 48 participants from four different stakeholder groups (10 teachers, 16 administrators/researchers, 6 interpreters, 16 community members) identifying concerns and solutions to achieving educational access. Video recorded discussions were transcribed, analysed and consolidated into themes. Results show a fragile trust between deaf and hearing professionals, a need for continued investigation on sign language standardisation and preservation, and a desire for worldwide collaboration and inclusion of deaf and hearing scholars in establishing a deaf university in China. This participatory, community-based research method yielded insights toward improving deaf education and sign language training within Chinese special education and toward the design, implementation and establishment of a future university serving only deaf students in China.

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没有我们就没有我们:中国的聋人教育和手语使用

本实证定性研究的目的是:(1)了解促进聋人社区无障碍高质量教育的中国背景;(2)为聋人专家在中国手语研究、教学、口译项目和聋人教育方面做出贡献创造机会。使用焦点小组方法，我们收集了来自四个不同利益相关者群体(10名教师，16名管理人员/研究人员，6名口译员，16名社区成员)的48名参与者的数据，确定了实现教育机会的关注点和解决方案。录象记录的讨论经过转录、分析和合并为主题。结果表明，聋人与听力专业人士之间的信任是脆弱的，手语的标准化和保存需要继续调查，并且希望聋人与听力学者在中国建立聋人大学的过程中进行全球合作和包容。这种参与式的、以社区为基础的研究方法，对改善中国特殊教育中的聋人教育和手语训练，以及在中国设计、实施和建立一所只服务聋人学生的未来大学，产生了深刻的见解。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

期刊介绍： Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance. Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.