title: The Self-Concept of Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing and Hearing Students.
abstract: The present study investigated the self-concept of deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) students in different educational settings compared with those of hearing students in Ethiopia. The research involved a sample of 103 Grade 4 students selected from 7 towns in Ethiopia. They were selected from a special school for the deaf, a special class for the deaf, and a regular school. The Self-Description Questionnaire I (Marsh, 1990) was used to measure the children's self-concept. The study results indicated that, in comparison with their hearing peers, DHH students had a lower self-concept in the areas of general self, general school, reading, and parental relations. The DHH students in the special school showed a higher self-concept in regard to their physical appearance than the hearing and DHH students in the special class. There were no statistically significant differences between the groups in the self-concept dimensions of peer relations, mathematics, and physical abilities.
authors.affiliation: University of Jyväskylä mekonnen.mulat@nic.fi.
authors.forename: Mulat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mekonnen
authors.affiliation: University of Jyväskylä
authors.forename: Savolainen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hannu
authors.affiliation: University of Jyväskylä
authors.forename: Lehtomäki
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Elina
authors.affiliation: University of Jyväskylä
authors.forename: Kuorelahti
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matti
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003638:Deafness; D060345:Education of Persons with Hearing Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006309:Hearing; D034381:Hearing Loss; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019986:Persons with Hearing Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D012649:Self Concept; D013334:Students