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. 2024 Sep 20;29(4):517-526.
doi: 10.1093/deafed/enae006.

Survey of collaboration supporting students who are deaf and hard of hearing

Samantha J Gustafson  1 , Elsa Newsome  1 , Nicole Pilling  2 , Emilee Segura  2
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Survey of collaboration supporting students who are deaf and hard of hearing

Samantha J Gustafson et al. J Deaf Stud Deaf Educ. .

Abstract

Collaboration between teachers of students who are deaf and hard of hearing (TSDHH) and educational audiologists is essential when developing successful, comprehensive service delivery plans for students who are deaf and hard of hearing. Despite the importance, little is known about how these two professions work together. This study sought to describe the current state of collaboration between educational audiologists and TSDHH and to explore the barriers and facilitators to this collaboration. Anonymous survey responses from 752 educational audiologists and TSDHH showed that collaboration is considered valuable and is occurring frequently, via a variety of formats and despite significant barriers. More research is needed to understand how efforts to minimize barriers to collaboration might improve the quality of collaboration and ultimately impact the success of student support.

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Impact of barrier on collaboration (0 = not at all; 100 = substantial) reported by educational audiologists (EdAuds) and teachers of students who are deaf and hard of hearing (TSDHH).
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