Teaching sign language to hearing parents of deaf children: An action research process

Deafness and Education International

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 83-100

  Napier, Jemina ^a   Leigh, Greg ^b   Nann, Sharon ^c  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c Deaf Education Network and Deaf Society of New South Wales   (Australia)

Author keywords

Action research; Curriculum; Language teaching; Parents; Sign language

Indexed keywords

EID: 55449090616     PISSN: 14643154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dei.214     Document Type: Review

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