To learn how Chinese parents raise their deaf children, Alison
Callaway conducted extensive research in the city of Nanjing in
1994. There, she interviewed the parents of 26 deaf children while
also carefully analyzing a large collection of letters written by
other parents to the supervisor of the nursery school that was the
center of her research. She also made fact-finding visits to
several other schools and programs for deaf preschoolers, and had
discussions with teachers, administrators, and staff members. Also,
through detailed background analysis, she was able to enhance her
interpretations with a balanced assessment of the cultural
influences in China, such as the role of the family and the
government's one-child policy. The results of her study form the
remarkable body of information presented in Deaf Children in China.
Callaway also compared data on English mothers of deaf children
to her research, which reveals the differences between Western and
Chinese parents, who rely upon grandparents to help them and who
frequently search for medical cures. Yet, she also discovered that
many issues cross cultures and contexts, especially the problems of
achieving early diagnosis and intervention for all deaf children,
and optimizing early development of language in deaf children of
hearing parents. Her pioneering work will fascinate and enlighten
readers invested in the development of deaf children for years to
come.
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