The Development of Self-Perception in Children with Hearing Impairments in Different Schooling Settings

1565

Abstract

The article presents a pilot study on the influence of different learning environments on the personal development of children with hearing impairments. The work was carried out with hearing-impaired, deaf and normally hearing pupils from special and general schools. The following methods were used: 1) clinical interview aimed at clarifying the child’s attitude towards him/her-self and his/her perceptions of the self in the society; 2) M. Kuhn’s test “Who am I?” (modified by T. V. Rumyantseva); 3) analysis of essays on the topic “Me in the Future” (for the high school students). Qualitative analysis of the results showed that when children can communicate simultaneously with hearing children and with children with hearing impairments their self-perception is more comfortable, they do not experience any problems with the identification. However, the issue of integration must be approached carefully and thoughtfully. The selected form should contribute to the normalization of life of each individual deaf child; it should help his/her overall development and integration into normal social relationships.

General Information

Keywords: children with hearing impairments, integrated learning, personal development

Journal rubric: Clinical and Special Psychology

Article type: theses

For citation: Kornienko A.A. The Development of Self-Perception in Children with Hearing Impairments in Different Schooling Settings. Psikhologicheskaya nauka i obrazovanie = Psychological Science and Education, 2010. Vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 91–98. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)

References

  1. Vygotsky L. S. Principy vospitaniya fizicheski defektivnyh detei // Sobr. soch.: V 6 t. / Pod red. T. A. Vlasovoi. T. 5. M., 1983.
  2. Gilevich I. M., Tigranova L. I. K probleme integracii (programma podgotovki uchitelei massovyh shkol k rabote s det'mi s narusheniyami sluha // Defektologiya. 1996. № 6.
  3. Integrirovannoe obuchenie detei s narusheniem sluha: metodicheskie rekomendacii / Nauch. red. L. M. Shipicyna, L. P. Nazarova. M., 2001.
  4. Leongard E. I. Neslyshashie deti v mire slyshashih // Osobyi rebenok: issledovaniya i opyt pomoshi. 1998. №1.
  5. Malofeev N. N., Shmatko N. D. Otechestvennye modeli integrirovannogo obucheniya detei s otkloneniyami v razvitii i opasnost' mehanicheskogo perenosa zapadnyh modelei integracii // Aktual'nye problemy integrirovannogo obucheniya. M., 2001.
  6. M. Hintermair Self-esteem and satisfaction with life of deaf and hard-of-hearing people – a resourse-oriented approach to identity work // Journal of deaf students and deaf education. 2008. № 13 (2).
  7. S. van Gurp Self-concept of deaf secondary school students in different educational settings // Journal of deaf students and deaf education. 2001. № 6 (1).
  8. E. Jambor, Marta Elliott Self-esteem and coping strategies among deaf students // Journal of deaf students and deaf education. 2005. № 10 (1).

Information About the Authors

Aleksandra A. Kornienko, PhD in Psychology, Associate Professor of the Department of Special Psychology and Rehabilitation, Psychological Studies, Moscow State University of Psychology & Education, Moscow, Moscow, Russia, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6814-847X, e-mail: shurevna@mail.ru

Metrics

Views

Total: 2797
Previous month: 21
Current month: 1

Downloads

Total: 1565
Previous month: 3
Current month: 0