Linda Komesaroff
Biographic Data
| ID | 3447823 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Linda Komesaroff |
| GIVEN NAMES | Linda |
| FAMILY NAME | Komesaroff |
| SIGNATURE | KOMESAROFF L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Deakin University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Coming to a Decision About Cochlear Implantation
This study combined quantitative and qualitative methods in a sequential approach to investigate the experiences of parents making decisions about cochlear implants for their deaf children. Quantitative findings from a survey instrument completed by 247 parents were extended and elaborated by qualitative findings from in-depth interviews with 27 of the survey respondents. Although parents used a variety of information sources when considering an …
Disabling Pedagogy
Category politics
This article investigates the way in which deaf tertiary students’ identity is constructed within the university – an overwhelmingly ‘hearing’ institution. It is a descriptive and analytical account of the experiences of two deaf teacher education students as they reflect on their progress and experiences in higher education. Data have been analysed within an interpretive framework of category politics and the construction of difference. The stud…
Allegations of Unlawful Discrimination in Education
This paper examines the use of the Disability Discrimination Act (Commonwealth of Australia, 1992) by parents seeking access for their deaf children to native sign language in the classroom. It reviews a number of cases in which Australian parents have claimed indirect discrimination by educational authorities over their children's lack of access to instruction through Australian Sign Language (Auslan) and discusses the outcomes of such litigatio…
Adopting Bilingual Education
This article describes a case study of an Australian deaf facility and its changes in language policy. The study documents the process of change in a school community as the researcher worked collaboratively with teachers and parents to investigate the place of Auslan and bilingual pedagogy in deaf education. Teachers' dissatisfaction with educational outcomes and current practices propelled the discussion about language policy. Gaining the suppo…
Linguistic rights of the deaf
Category politics
This article investigates the way in which deaf tertiary students’ identity is constructed within the university – an overwhelmingly ‘hearing’ institution. It is a descriptive and analytical account of the experiences of two deaf teacher education students as they reflect on their progress and experiences in higher education. Data have been analysed within an interpretive framework of category politics and the construction of difference. The stud…
Linguistic rights of the deaf
Adopting Bilingual Education
This article describes a case study of an Australian deaf facility and its changes in language policy. The study documents the process of change in a school community as the researcher worked collaboratively with teachers and parents to investigate the place of Auslan and bilingual pedagogy in deaf education. Teachers' dissatisfaction with educational outcomes and current practices propelled the discussion about language policy. Gaining the suppo…
Allegations of Unlawful Discrimination in Education
This paper examines the use of the Disability Discrimination Act (Commonwealth of Australia, 1992) by parents seeking access for their deaf children to native sign language in the classroom. It reviews a number of cases in which Australian parents have claimed indirect discrimination by educational authorities over their children's lack of access to instruction through Australian Sign Language (Auslan) and discusses the outcomes of such litigatio…
Category politics
This article investigates the way in which deaf tertiary students’ identity is constructed within the university – an overwhelmingly ‘hearing’ institution. It is a descriptive and analytical account of the experiences of two deaf teacher education students as they reflect on their progress and experiences in higher education. Data have been analysed within an interpretive framework of category politics and the construction of difference. The stud…
Disabling Pedagogy
Coming to a Decision About Cochlear Implantation
This study combined quantitative and qualitative methods in a sequential approach to investigate the experiences of parents making decisions about cochlear implants for their deaf children. Quantitative findings from a survey instrument completed by 247 parents were extended and elaborated by qualitative findings from in-depth interviews with 27 of the survey respondents. Although parents used a variety of information sources when considering an …
Psychology (6 works) · Hearing Impairment and Communication (5 works) · Pedagogy (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Sign language (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Deaf education (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work)