S. van Gurp
Self-Concept of Deaf Secondary School Students in Different Educational Settings
purpose study examine effects different educational settings selfconcept deaf secondary school students selfdescription questionnaire1 marsh 1986 multidimensional measure linguistically modified sign language videos produced using sign communication main study participants deaf secondary students three school settings segregated institutional congregated new facility housing previously segregated school deaf hearing secondary school resource programs mainstream schools providing special class instruction opportunities integration examining dimensions selfconcept results identified academic advantages attending resource programs social advantages attending segregated settings overall deaf students integrated hearing students better selfperceptions reading ability special classes additional analyses subsamples deaf students found significant differences using spoken sign communication dimension selfconcept