title: Epistemologies, deafness, learning, and teaching.
abstract: The study of Deaf epistemologies is in a nascent stage relative to, e.g., the study of feminist or African American epistemologies. It has only recently begun attracting the widespread attention it deserves. The present article addresses Deaf epistemologies as they relate to the sometimes conflicting trends in American society and education. In a relatively short period, the education of deaf students has gone from an independent enterprise under the aegis of special education to heavy influence by No Child Left Behind legislation that applies to virtually all American students. American education at one and the same time embraces and celebrates diversity, imposes uniform, rigid learning standards for all children, and mandates that all children be tested in the same way. An oxymoron exists of individualized educational planning and one-size-fits-all curricula and assessment of academic achievement. Implications for teaching and learning of deaf students are explored.
authors.affiliation: Department of Exceptional Student and Deaf Education, College of Education and Human Services, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, USA.
authors.forename: Donald F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Moores
mesh_terms: D032882:Comprehension; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D012048:Correction of Hearing Impairment / Q000193:education* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration; D003479:Curriculum; D003638:Deafness / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D060345:Education of Persons with Hearing Disabilities; D004519:Education, Special / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D004521:Educational Measurement; D004522:Educational Status; D033161:Government Regulation; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D019359:Knowledge; D007858:Learning; D017145:Models, Educational; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D019986:Persons with Hearing Disabilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000534:rehabilitation; D013334:Students / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013663:Teaching / Q000458:organization & administration; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014481:United States