Social construction of American sign language-english interpreters

Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 105-130

  Mcdermid, Campbell ^a  

^a GEORGE BROWN COLLEGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; APTITUDE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CANADA; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; CONSUMER; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SIGN LANGUAGE; SOCIOLOGY; STUDENT; TEACHING;

AGE FACTORS; APTITUDE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; COMPREHENSION; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DEAFNESS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GOALS; HUMANS; SELF CONCEPT; SIGN LANGUAGE; SOCIOLOGY; STUDENTS; TEACHING; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 57849127184     PISSN: 10814159     EISSN: 14657325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/deafed/enn012     Document Type: Review

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