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

Vicki L. Wolfe, Ed.D.

The goal of this work is to increase understanding among educators, other professional service providers, and families about the concerns of parents and the information they need in making educational placement decisions for children who are deaf and live in rural areas. Research addressing the factors that contribute to the placement choices made by parents, and describing the resources they utilize, remains extremely limited. Educators and professional service providers, as well as other parents, can greatly benefit from information that focuses on the personal experiences and concerns of parents facing the task of making choices about their child's education.

Administrators/Audiologists/Parents/Teachers

39 pages; No. SR02