Browsing Citations Only by Author "Foster, Susan"
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Academic engagement in students with a hearing loss in distance education
Richardson, John; Long, Gary; Foster, Susan (Oxford University Press, 2004) -
Communication as social engagement: implications for interactions between deaf and hearing persons
Foster, Susan (Taylor & Francis, 1998)Communication involves sending and receiving signals. However, it is also a form of social engagement. Constraints on communication between deaf and hearing, persons often result in strained interactions as well as loss ... -
Cross-cultural definitions of inclusion for deaf students: a comparative analysis
Foster, Susan; Mudgett-Decaro, Patricia; Bagga-Gupta, S.; Leuw, Lieke; Domfors, Larsake; Emerton, Greg; Lampropoulou, Venetta; Ouellette, Sue; Weert, Jan; Welch, Olga (Deafness & Education International, 2003-01)Definitions of inclusion, as well as models for how best to implement the agreed upon definitions, may vary from one country to another, reflecting the unique characteristics of the society and culture. On the other hand, ... -
Deaf people at work: a assessment of communication among deaf and hearing persons in work settings
Foster, Susan; MacLeod, Janet (Taylor & Francis, 2003)This paper focuses on the assessment of communication among deaf and hearing persons within work settings. The paper is organized into two sections. In the first section, findings are presented from an ethnographic study ... -
Deaf persons of Asian American, Hispanic American, and African American backgrounds: A study of "intraindividual" diversity and identity
Foster, Susan; Kinuthia, Waithera (Oxford University Press The definitive version is available at http://jdsde.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/8/3/271, 2003)This article explores the ways in which deaf college students who are members of minority racial groups think about and describe their identities. In depth, semi structured interviews with 33 deaf students of Asian American, ... -
An ecological model of social interaction between deaf and hearing students within a postsecondary educational setting
Foster, Susan; DeCaro, Patricia (Disability, Handicap & Society, 1991)Deaf students are enrolling in postsecondary educational institutions in the United States in greater numbers than ever before. However, attrition rates remain high. Models for explaining persistence in college link ... -
Mainstreaming the deaf student
Foster, Susan; Emerton, Greg (Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 1991)In most areas of special eduction, Public Law 94-142 has been hailed as a breakthrough. By stipulating that children with disabilities be educated with the least restrictive environment, the law promotes schooling of these ... -
Reflections of a group of deaf adults on their experiences in mainstream and residential school programs in the United States
Foster, Susan (Disability, Handicap & Society, 1989)The purpose of this study was to learn about mainstream and residential school programs for deaf students in the United States from the perspective of the deaf person, and to present the experiences of clients of educational ... -
The role of mentoring relationships in the career development of successful deaf persons
Foster, Susan; MacLeod, Janet (Oxford University Press, 2004)A qualitative study of deaf graduates of Rochester Institute of Technology in New York State who became supervisors in primarily hearing work settings found that having a mentor was a primary and persistent element in ... -
Student study habits using notes from a speech-to-text support service
Elliot, Lisa; Foster, Susan; Stinson, Michael (Council for Exceptional Children, 2002)Thirty-six mainstreamed high school and college students who are deaf and hard of hearing received notes from a speech-to-text support service called C-Print. The students, 26 classroom teachers, and 10 teachers of the ...