Mainstreaming the Hearing Impaired Student‐‐An Area of Preparation Responsibility for Teacher Training Programs: A Pilot Study

Abstract

Interviewing, as an information‐gathering tool for prospective teachers of the deaf, was used to document the perspectives which deaf children, their parents, teachers and administrators bring to the mainstreaming process. Data revealed the different, and sometimes competing priorities of mainstreaming participants; these priorities are discussed in terms of their impact upon the success or failure of the mainstreaming process and the preparation responsibilities of teacher training programs.

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Harold A. Johnson

Harold A. Johnson, Ed.D. and Penny L. Griffith Ph.D. are Assistant Professors, Kent State Univeristy, 401 White Hall, Kent State University, Ohio, 44240