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A Dialogue with Marc Marschark, Ph.D.
"Lies My Mother Told Me about Deaf Children"
www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/edpsychology/wccsdevents2009.cfm
This question and answer dialogue will consider what we know, what we
don't know, and what we think we know (but really don't) about
raising and educating deaf children.
Alberta School for the Deaf
October 23, 2009
Jones Memorial Lecture
Educating Deaf Children: What We Know and What We Want to Believe
www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/edpsychology/wccsdevents2009.cfm
This presentation will consider what we know, what we don't know, and
what we think we know (but really don't) about raising and educating deaf
children. Weaving together findings concerning language and learning
among deaf students reveals that we know more (and less) than we think
we do. If we abandon myths and re-examine some of our assumptions
we can create a partnership among parents, teachers, students, and
researchers, basing decisions on facts, while recognizing that we are
dealing with lives, emotions, rights, and responsibilities.
University of Alberta
October 22, 2009
Our Ambition
The David Peikoff Chair of Deaf Studies demonstrates leadership in Canada in the area of research and development while supporting the development of new researchers through fellowships and grants.
Western Canadian Centre for Studies in Deafness (WCCSD) works with the Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities to support community capacity building.
Our Way of Thinking
The David Peikoff Chair of Deaf Studies and WCCSD are driven by the following core values:
1. Respect for d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing people regardless of language and communication preferences.
2. Incorporation of current literature and research into WCCSD and the Chair’s strategic planning.
3. Creation of professional and collegial relationships with all internal and external stakeholders.
Our Projects
LEARNING EVENTS
- American Sign Language Immersion
- Professional Development Seminars for Professionals working with Deaf and Hard of Hearing peoples.
LECTURES
Scholars from across North America present on topics of interest:
- Hard-of-Hearing Children in Elementary School: Social Challenges and Social Resilience
- Deaf Theories: An Expedition
- Deaf Experiences in Québec 1850-1900: Models of Difference
- A Global Comparison of Deaf Education
- Mental Health and Deaf and Hard of Hearing Populations
NEWSLETTER
Regular updates about current research initiatives and events.
RESEARCH
- Access to Education: Deaf Students in Mainstreamed Settings
- Ukrainian Sign Language Project
- Accommodating Learners with Disabilities in Post-Secondary Settings
- Defining Guidelines for Academically Supporting Post-Secondary Students with Hearing Losses
- A Review of Text-Based Support Services for d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in Post-Secondary Institutions
- Demographic Survey of ASL/English Interpreters in Canada
- HIV/AIDS in Healing Hands: A Program Evaluation
- Courtroom Interpretation: ASL & English Interpreters
Our Friends
Collaborating organizations, both academic and community based, are valued partners in our pursuit of knowledge.
We look forward to further developing our relationships with these supporting partners:
Alberta Assocation of the Deaf (AAD)
Alberta Chapter of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (ACRID)
Alberta Cultural Society of the Deaf
Alberta School for the Deaf
Association of the Visual Language Interpreters of Canada (AVLIC)
Bridges Support Services
Calgary Board of Education
Connect Society
Grant McEwan College
Lakeland College
Minerva Deafness Research Clinic, U of A
Specialized Support and Disability Services, U of A
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