Evaluating stakeholders in information for parents of children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21458340 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Emily Kecman (0000-0002-1354-407X, Griffith University), John S Knox (0000-0002-3125-6098, Griffith University) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 55-77 |
| Publication date | 2025-03-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Review of Applied Linguistics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0155-0640 • E-ISSN: 1833-7139 |
| Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1075/aral.22036.kec |
| OpenAlex | W4387878210 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 31 |
Parents of children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing (D/HH) need clear and complete information about early intervention options. There is a body of research on parents’ reactions to, and perceptions of, information they encountered following their child’s diagnosis, but little research examining the information itself. This paper reports on a research project examining the evaluative meanings of information on the websites of the two early intervention providers in NSW, Australia. Both providers describe their services as “family-centered” on their websites. The appraisal framework from systemic functional linguistics was used to analyze each website. Specifically, evaluations regarding the ‘capacity’ of providers and D/HH children are reported here. Providers are consistently evaluated as altruistic and expert, while D/HH children are consistently evaluated as requiring the specific kind of intervention program offered by these organizations in order to live a “normal” or “successful” life. Coupled with the lack of information about alternative approaches to early intervention, the information provided appears to be inconsistent with principles of family-centered intervention
Developmental psychology · Medical education · Perception · Psychiatry · Applied Psychology · Family and Disability Support Research · Hearing Impairment and Communication · Infant Development and Preterm Care · Medicine · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |