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Rita Geller Masha Gorelik

Liz Kim Matt Mosteller

Kelly Quinn Meagan Rose

Assessing & Understanding Deaf Individuals’ Occupations

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Agenda

• Terminology

• Research Problem

• Present Status

• Methodology

• Team Dynamics

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Terminology

• Specialized university– National Technical Institute of the Deaf (NTID)– Gallaudet University

• Mainstream university– University of Maryland– Towson University

• Disability Support Services (DSS)• Institutional Review Board (IRB)

– Addendum

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Problem

• Employment & income of deaf individuals is lower than that of hearing individuals.

• Hearing employees quickly receive raises & promotions over the deaf and hard of hearing employees.

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Research Question

What are the differences between the communication skills of deaf students at

specialized and mainstream universities?

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Hypothesis

Deaf students at specialized universities will have more refined communication skills

compared to deaf students at mainstream universities.

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Progress

• Overview• Training• IRB approvals

– University of Maryland– Towson University– Gallaudet University– NTID

• Establishing contacts

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• Pilot Test– Gems 100 students– Upper-class Gemstone teams

• Rubrics

• Literature Review

• Thesis

ProgresProgresss

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Methodology

• Develop Survey

• Recruit Participants

• Online Survey

• Personal Interview

• Data Analysis

• Conclusions

OvervieOvervieww

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Recruiting Participants• NTID

– Flyers and mailings

• Gallaudet University– Alumni Association– Student sponsor: Dr. Matthew Bakke

• Towson University – DSS office: email

• University of Maryland– DSS office: email

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• Online survey– SurveyMonkey.com– Likert scale questions– Written response questions– Demographics– Request for participants in personal interview– Approximately 30 minutes

Data CollectionSurveySurvey

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Online Survey

• SPSS computer software

• Written response rubric

• Data vs. Demographics

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• Personal Interview– Conduct at participants’ universities– Mock job interview– Approximately 1 hour

Methodology: Data Methodology: Data CollectionCollection

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• Analysis– Interview oral response rubric– Data vs. Demographics

Methodology: AnalysisMethodology: Analysis

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• Conclusions– Correlation not causation– Recommendations for both types of university– Publish findings in academic journals

Methodology: Methodology: ConclusionConclusion

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Team Dynamics

• Subgroups– Tasks– Schools

• Leader and support

• Early deadlines

• Contacts

• Interesting project

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