Abstract
The issue of the education of deaf children is addressed in relation to citizenship and sign bilingualism. Citizenship is a contested concept and those who advocate a sign bilingual approach use the discourse of citizenship when arguing for the value of their method, but so too do other approaches. The sign bilingual approach may benefit from a deeper exposition of the ways in which the concept of citizenship is being shaped, particularly by revealing the phonocentric nature of citizenship and the non-statist values of sign bilingualism. Citizenship, however, does not inevitably have to be phonocentric; sign bilingualism can draw on the concept of social justice to pursue the case for a holistic approach to the education of deaf children. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 173-186 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Deafness and Education International |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2007 |
Keywords
- Citizenship
- Education
- Phonocentrism
- Sign bilingual
- Statist