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A Look at Rural Families Weighing Educational Options:

Identifying the Factors that Influence Parents as They Make Educational Placement Decisions For Their Children Who Are Deaf

by Vicki L. Wolfe, Ed.D.
Posted May 2001

Contents
About the Sharing Results Series
About the Author
Introduction
Section I: Parent Responses and Summary of the Study Results
The Initial “Shock”
Resources Parents Used
  Themselves
Family and Friends
Medical Professionals
Educational Professionals
Issues in the Transition into Elementary School
  Multidisciplinary Teams
Socio-Political Issues
Academic Settings
Issues in the Transition into Middle School
  Teachers and Academics
Behavior
Styles of Parenting
  Trusting Self
Trusting Others/Trusting Self
Trusting Others
Advice to Other Parents
  Research and Explore All Options
Be Realistic
Become an Advocate
Practice Patience
Section II: Conclusion

Using this Study
Parent Comments–From Fear to Hope

Section III: Background

Educational Placement Options for Children Who Are Deaf
Federal Legislation
Rural Special Education

Section IV: More Information About the Study

Research Design
Questions
The Population Sample
Participating School Systems
Defining Deafness
Data Analysis

Appendix

Glossary
References

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