A Study of Career Development among Hearing-impaired Students of the Vocational Program in High Schools for the Deaf

• Main Authors: Lin Wen Yin, 林玟吟
• Other Authors: Wei Chun Hwa
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2008
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/w6f7zd

碩士 === 國立臺東大學 === 進修部暑期特教碩士班 === 94 === This study collected information from eight hearing-impaired students of the vocational program in high schools for the deaf, both by in-depth interview of the qualitative research and by semi-structural interview outlines. This aims to understand the experience on exploring career development among hearing-impaired students of the vocational program in high schools for the deaf, and to further investigate the obstacles on their paths. These were to provide the reference bases for the courses to consult and plan their careers of hearing-impaired students of the vocational program. The results of this study are as followings: 1. Hearing-impaired students of the vocational program in high schools for the deaf can perceive their own hearing-impaired problem but cannot completely receive this problem. 2. Hearing-impaired students of the vocational program in high schools for the deaf understand their own interests, but the areas of those interests are limited. 3. Hearing-impaired students of the vocational program in high schools for the deaf narrowly describe their own qualities. 4. Hearing-impaired students of the vocational program in high schools for the deaf understand their own capabilities, but they are capable of doing only household chores, schoolwork, and school activities. 5. Hearing-impaired students of the vocational program in high schools for the deaf realize the different ways of communicating with different people. 6. Hearing-impaired students of the vocational program in high schools for the deaf are lack of opportunities to make decisions before entering the stage of vocational high school. 7. The personal career development difficulties of Hearing-impaired students of the vocational program are: not having received their own impairment, earlier living experience limitation, narrow-minded understanding of their own qualities and capabilities, the need of sign language interpreter helping them communicate, the lack of opportunities to making decisions, and not knowing about the future. The environmental difficulties are: the negative realization of normal hearing people toward hearing impaired, the family financial difficulties, the insufficiency of career information, and the need of professionals helping them hunt jobs. Finally, based on the findings offer some suggestions for reference to the relevant units and teachers.