The purposes of the study were to: describe the overall picture of deaf students attending public colleges for the normal hearing in Florida, report their academic achievement, determine their level of satisfaction with their college experience, and identify factors that contribute or hinder deaf students' academic achievement and satisfaction with the college experience. / The conceptual framework was based on findings that deaf individuals have the same learning capabilities as their normal hearing counterparts (Myklebust, 1971), but do require specialized teaching methods in their education, especially during their early years. Deaf students attended colleges for the normal hearing long before the passage of Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act; however, the lack of support services made it difficult for deaf students unless they were exceptional academically and had an oral education (Quigley et al., 1968; Berg, 1970). / This study explored the influence of the availability of auxiliary aids on deaf students' attendance, academic achievement and satisfaction with the college experience. A questionnaire was developed based on the questionnaire used in the Quigley et al. (1968) study. / It was found that the variable "satisfaction" was the best predictor of "academic achievement". "Academic achievement" and "felt attainment of professional goals" were found to be the best predictors of "satisfaction". The variable "size of deaf peer group" was found to be the factor that most influenced "felt attainment of professional goals". / It was recommended that practitioners help deaf students begin career exploration and goals clarification in their secondary years, continuing the process in college. Practitioners should also help students develop a support group. It was recommended that the state of Florida consider establishing centers for the deaf at one or two state universities and several community colleges to enhance service delivery to the deaf. / Recommendations for future research were to utilize an interview method with deaf students in colleges for the normal hearing in Florida in order to obtain more in-depth information about their experiences. Researchers were also encouraged to replicate this study in other regions with other minority student groups. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 48-02, Section: A, page: 0318. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1987.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76040 |
| Contributors | STUTZMAN, ANNE REIDELBERGER., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 113 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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