Journal article
Voices of Young Deaf Adults: Supporting Adolescent Social Capital Development
American annals of the deaf (Washington, D.C. 1886), Vol.167(5), pp.605-624
Winter 2023
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Abstract
For most young people, social capital plays an important role in transitioning to postsecondary education and employment. For youth who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH), social capital can mitigate negative effects of challenges they will likely encounter after high school. In phase 2 of a two-phase qualitative study in Australia, we investigated DHH young adults’ perspectives on how DHH adolescents could best be supported to develop and use social capital to benefit their postschool transition. Nine university students whose primary communication mode was spoken language participated in semistructured interviews, discussing practical ways educators and families could assist DHH high school students. We close by recommending ways schools and families can facilitate social capital development of DHH adolescents in preparation for postsecondary education and employment. Importantly, this research gives voice to young DHH adults with the objective of improving DHH adolescents’ outcomes.
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- Title
- Voices of Young Deaf Adults: Supporting Adolescent Social Capital Development
- Creators
- Jill Duncan - University of Newcastle AustraliaRenée Punch - Southern Cross University
- Publication Details
- American annals of the deaf (Washington, D.C. 1886), Vol.167(5), pp.605-624
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press
- Grant note
- The research for the present study was funded by the J&K Wonderland Foundation via Dr. Jill Duncan at the University of Newcastle, Australia.
- Identifiers
- 991013121011702368
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article