Disabling Pedagogy: Power, Politics, and Deaf Education

摘要: Traditionally, deaf education has been treated as the domain of special educators who strive to overcome difficulties associated with hearing loss. Recently, sociocultural view deafness prompted research and academic study Deaf culture, sign language linguistics, bilingual education. Linda Komesaroff exposes power entrenched dominant groups their influence on politics educational policy practice in "Disabling Pedagogy: Power, Politics, Education." suggests a reconstruction based social theory. First, she establishes deep situated account Australia through interviews teachers, leaders, parents, other stakeholders. then documents shift by one school community part her ethnographic practices She also reports experiences students teacher Her provides an analytical legal cases discrimination suits brought parents for lack access native classroom. confronts issue cochlear implantation, locating it within broader context gene technology bioethics, advocates linguistic rights self-determination people international level. Pedagogy" concludes realistic assessment political challenge potential Resurgence movement enfranchise own education."