“Nothing About Us Without Us.” The Storied Narratives of a Researcher with Hearing Impairment
The motivation for this study was the realization that the mantra: “nothing about us without us” is indeed a strong foundation for a better understanding of the learning experiences of learners with a hearing impairment. Therefore, analysing the lived experiences of a learner as an insider is a poin...
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| description | The motivation for this study was the realization that the mantra: “nothing about us without us” is indeed a strong foundation for a better understanding of the learning experiences of learners with a hearing impairment. Therefore, analysing the lived experiences of a learner as an insider is a point of departure for the current research paper. The emphasis was to conduct a qualitative research study anchored on an interpretivist paradigm. The study adopted Sen’s Capabilities Approach in framing the lenses through which to view the phenomena under evaluation. The study analysed a journal paper about the reflections of a Deaf researcher who attended a mainstream school. The findings of the study suggested that the narratives of learners with hearing impairment seem to give a better perspective of their learning experiences. As such, hearing their stories can be used as the basis for the evaluation of teaching strategies on the one hand; and education policies that address their unique and diverse learning needs on the other. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6f2e7aff7e484881b18fc342601c87b82023-09-25T15:50:52ZengNoyam JournalsE-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences2720-77222023-09-014910581071https://doi.org/10.38159/ehass.2023494“Nothing About Us Without Us.” The Storied Narratives of a Researcher with Hearing ImpairmentNtsoaki Teresa Mokala 0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3388-1345Maximus Monaheng Sefotho1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0704-1983Department of Educational Psychology, University of Johannesburg, South Africa and Division of Languages, Literacies and Literatures, Wits School of Education, South AfricaDepartment of Educational Psychology, University of Johannesburg, South AfricaThe motivation for this study was the realization that the mantra: “nothing about us without us” is indeed a strong foundation for a better understanding of the learning experiences of learners with a hearing impairment. Therefore, analysing the lived experiences of a learner as an insider is a point of departure for the current research paper. The emphasis was to conduct a qualitative research study anchored on an interpretivist paradigm. The study adopted Sen’s Capabilities Approach in framing the lenses through which to view the phenomena under evaluation. The study analysed a journal paper about the reflections of a Deaf researcher who attended a mainstream school. The findings of the study suggested that the narratives of learners with hearing impairment seem to give a better perspective of their learning experiences. As such, hearing their stories can be used as the basis for the evaluation of teaching strategies on the one hand; and education policies that address their unique and diverse learning needs on the other.https://noyam.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/EHASS2023494.pdfstoried narrativeshearing impairmentspecial educational needsteaching strategiescontent analysissouth african sign language (sasl) |
| spellingShingle | Ntsoaki Teresa Mokala Maximus Monaheng Sefotho “Nothing About Us Without Us.” The Storied Narratives of a Researcher with Hearing Impairment E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences storied narratives hearing impairment special educational needs teaching strategies content analysis south african sign language (sasl) |
| title | “Nothing About Us Without Us.” The Storied Narratives of a Researcher with Hearing Impairment |
| title_full | “Nothing About Us Without Us.” The Storied Narratives of a Researcher with Hearing Impairment |
| title_fullStr | “Nothing About Us Without Us.” The Storied Narratives of a Researcher with Hearing Impairment |
| title_full_unstemmed | “Nothing About Us Without Us.” The Storied Narratives of a Researcher with Hearing Impairment |
| title_short | “Nothing About Us Without Us.” The Storied Narratives of a Researcher with Hearing Impairment |
| title_sort | nothing about us without us the storied narratives of a researcher with hearing impairment |
| topic | storied narratives hearing impairment special educational needs teaching strategies content analysis south african sign language (sasl) |
| url | https://noyam.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/EHASS2023494.pdf |
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