Sign language, sustainable development, and equal opportunities : envisioning the future for deaf students / edited by Goedele A.M. De Clerck, Peter V. Paul.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Increased interaction between sign language communities and the mainstream societies in which they function is creating the potential for greater equality of opportunity for people who are deaf and hard of hearing. In this volume, renowned scholars and policy makers from around the world present innovative and groundbreaking perspectives on the relationships among sign language, sustainable development, and equal opportunities. The contributors to this volume offer creative and open-minded explorations of the construct of sustainability that are informed by their work with deaf individuals, deaf communities, families of deaf children, and other stakeholders. Sign Language, Sustainable Development, and Equal Opportunities describes sustainability in relation to: · identity, resilience, and well-being ·particƯipatory citizenship ·historical perspectives on sign language use in educational contexts ·sign language learning and teaching ·human rights and inclusive education ·literate thought and literacy ·the sign language factor and the development of sign language communities in sub-Saharan Africa ·sign language legislation These changing communities' understanding of what is required to become sustainable--in areas such as full participation and citizenship in society, economic well-being, access to quality education, and cultural and linguistic identity--is also taking new forms. This work contributes to the paradigm shifts regarding deaf emancipation and deaf education taking place around the world"-- Provided by publisher.

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Cover; Deaf Education Series ; Title page ; Copyright page ; Contents ; Foreword ; Chapter 1: Introduction: Sign Language, Sustainable Development, and Equal Opportunities ; Chapter 2: A Dialogue on the Multiple Facets of Sustainability ; Chapter 3: Deaf Children and Their Families: Sustainability, Sign Language, and Equality ; Chapter 4: Debating Futures in Flemish Deaf Parliament: Deaf Epistemologies, Participatory Citizinship, and Sustainable Development ; Chapter 5: Quality Education and Sustainable Learing Trajectories for Deaf Learners.

Chapter 6: Enabling Pedagogy and Andragogy for 21st-Century Sign Language Users and Learners Chapter 7: Inclusive Education -- A Sustainable Approach; Chapter 8: Literacy, Literature Though, and Deafness ; Chapter 9: Perspectives on the Sign Language Factor in Sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges of Sustainability ; Chapter 10: Sign Language Legislation as a Tool for Sustainability ; Chapter 11: What's It Like to Be Deaf? Reflections on Signed Language, Sustainable Development, and Equal Opportunities.

Chapter 12: A Sustainability Perspecive on the Potentialities of Being Deaf: Toward Further Reflexivity in Deaf Studies and Deaf Education Contributors ; Index.

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