Deaf Parents of Hearing Children

A Pathfinder

SCOPE

The Gallaudet University Library contains much material relating to deaf parents of hearing children. This pathfinder is designed to help you find information and materials about deaf parents of hearing children. If you want the most recent information on this subject, you should plan to use periodicals (magazines and journals) found in the ERIC or ECER databases. Books will also be helpful and often more thorough, but they are usually not as current as periodicals.

Since the topic deaf parents of hearing children is closely related to the topic hearing children of deaf parents, you will find much overlap in the materials for both topics. Some materials will be applicable to both topics. Some will be for only hearing children of deaf parents, but computers can't separate those from deaf parents of hearing children. You will have to separate those materials yourself by careful reading of the titles and other information.

Remember, this pathfinder will not tell you about all the materials the Library has about this topic. You must do the basic research yourself. This pathfinder will guide you to the appropriate places to begin your search for information. If you need further assistance, please ask at the Reference Desk.

BOOKS

Books are good places to get in-depth information and the historical background of an issue. Books are not good places to find recent information. Hint: Don't forget to check the bibliography (list of resources) at the end of most books to find other suggestions of where to find information!

You can find books about hearing children of deaf parents in the WRLC Libraries Catalog part of ALADIN by using the following keywords in a Keyword search:

• "deaf parents" AND "family relationship"
• "parent child relationship" AND "deaf parents"
• "deaf parents" AND "hearing children"

Remember that in a keyword search, phrases must be in quote marks, and keyword concepts must be joined with the word AND.

PERIODICALS

To find information about deaf parents of hearing children using the ERIC article database, access ERIC through the Articles and Other Databases part of ALADIN. You can use the following terms in a keyword search:

• deaf parents and hearing children

Some material may also be found through the ECER (Exceptional Child Education Resources) database, which is available through ALADIN's Articles and Other Databases. In ECER, use the Words Anywhere search with the terms:

• deaf parents

To find information in the psychology literature about deaf parents of hearing children, use the PsycInfo article database on ALADIN, which is also in Articles and Other Databases. Use the keyword search with the following terms:

• deaf parents

OTHER RESOURCES

Videotapes

Use the WRLC Libraries Catalog part of ALADIN and the Keyword search with the following terms:

• "deaf parents" AND videorecording

World Wide Web (WWW or Internet)

To find information on deaf parents of hearing children on the World Wide Web, use a "search engine" such as Google (http://www.google.com) or Northern Light (http://www.northernlight.com). Run the following search:

• +"deaf parents"

Remember: If you have any questions, please ask a librarian at the Service Desk.