Hearing Parents of Deaf Children

A Pathfinder

SCOPE

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

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 parents of deaf children in the Local Catalog part of ALADIN by using the following keywords in the Word Search:

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

PERIODICALS

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

• fathers and deafness
• mothers and deafness
• parent attitudes and deafness
• deaf children and parents
• hearing parents
• hearing mothers
• hearing fathers

To find information in the psychology literature about hearing parents of deaf children, use the PsycInfo article databases PSYJ and PSYB on any ALADIN computer. Use the keyword search with the following terms:

• hearing parents and deaf children

OTHER RESOURCES

Videotapes

Videotapes are available through the Circulation Desk. Most videotapes on this topic are not kept at the desk and must be viewed through the Gallaudet cable TV system. You will need to request the videotapes at least two weekdays in advance. Use the Local Catalog part of ALADIN and the Word Search with the following terms:

• +"deaf children" +"family relationship" +videorecording
• +"parent child relationship" +"deaf children" +videorecording
• +"hearing parents" +"deaf children" +videorecording

World Wide Web (WWW)

It is difficult to find information on hearing parents of deaf children on the WWW. Most of the information you will find actually relates to deaf children of hearing parents, or is not related at all. However, if you want to try the WWW anyway, you can use the Infoseek search engine at:

http://www.infoseek.com

and run the following search:

• +"hearing parents" +"deaf children"

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

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