title: Teachers' perceptions and actions in carrying out communication policies in a public school for the deaf.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate teachers' opinions on school communication policies in a public school for the Deaf in Taipei, Taiwan. Specifically, the authors examined how teachers carried out communication policies, and examined possible discrepancies between teachers' perceptions of their communication methods and the methods they actually used in the classroom. Questionnaires were distributed to all 120 teachers at Taipei Municipal School for the Deaf. Thirteen of the 85 respondents were selected as subjects for personal interviews followed by direct classroom observation and videotaping. Sixteen deaf high school seniors at the school were interviewed concerning their opinions about the teachers' communication modes and abilities, and about the communication modes the students experienced.
authors.affiliation: National Tainan Teachers College, Taiwan.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Hsing
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lowenbraun
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003145:Communication Methods, Total; D003638:Deafness; D004519:Education, Special; D006801:Humans; D010465:Perception; D011640:Public Policy; D012813:Sign Language; D013624:Taiwan; D013663:Teaching; D014743:Videotape Recording; D000078329:Workforce