A Response to Esposito and Koorland: A Bias in Search of Supporting Data:

摘要: A Response to Esposito and Koorland: Bias in Search of Supporting Data * One needs look no further than the title article by Koorland (1989), Play Behavior Children with Hearing Impairments: Integated Segregated Settings understand inherent bias their presentation. First, there is an assumption that a public school classroom for hearing-impaired children "segregated," whereas simple physical proximity hearing be equated something called "integration." Integration segregation are inappropriate terms discussing how interact peers. Interaction--meaningful communication between among adults--is issue, not proximity. It follows, then, remainder illuminates supports view authors were out discover anything about children's interactions, play strategies, or abilities, but intended justify preconceived notion placement so-called handicapped students. In first paragraph, noted "legislative legal mandates have resulted increasing number young integrated settings non-handicapped peers" these students "can benefit from interaction more advanced models . experience realistic social consequences". An here impairments are, someone else's definition--but necessarily own--handicapped individuals. I would suggest visit newly elected president Gallaudet University, thousands who made his selection possible, determine whether those individuals themselves as deaf they experienced consequences. suggest, too, models, actions clearly convincingly reputed limited (and limiting) perspectives handicap them on basis impairment. The "parochial insular nature education", citing support this statement reference decade ago. Clearly unfamiliar leadership provided many educators mainstreaming process. There question has positive aspects If wish observe action, schools programs conducted such regular over last decade. Such lead far interesting, accurate, conclusion simply assuming parochial, based one remark outdated source (a source, incidentally, anyone familiar education recognizes representing similar cited it). same summarized conclusion, once again illuminating biases, when stated, incorrectly, "young impaired spend most all day segregated other similarly children." Educators often keen language: pejorative use "segregated" "handicapped" apply educated appropriate setting decided multidisciplinary team parents' approval parent choice) indication authors' real agenda. "Methods" section, description subjects unfortunately inadequate descriptions contained evaluations performed professionals lack thorough understanding impairment deafness. …