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Employment and Adjustment of Hearing-Impaired School Leavers in New Zealand1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2016

Joan Saunders ,
Keri Wilton  and
Bryan Tuck
Joan Saunders
Affiliation:
University of Auckland
Keri Wilton
Affiliation:
University of Auckland
Bryan Tuck
Affiliation:
University of Auckland
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Abstract

The employment status and social adjustment of two groups of hearing-impaired young adults were compared with those of a group of normal hearing adults of comparable age. One of the hearing-impaired groups had graduated from units (special classes) in regular secondary schools. The rates of unemployment were similar for the hearing-impaired and normal hearing groups, but other intergroup differences in employment characteristics were apparent. In general, the social adjustment of the two groups of hearing-impaired groups was similar to that of the hearing group, although there were indications that the School for Deaf graduates had experienced more difficulty in coping following school graduation.

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Research Article
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Australasian Journal of Special Education , Volume 11 , Issue 2 , November 1987 , pp. 18 - 25
Copyright
Copyright © The Australian Association of Special Education 1987

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Footnotes

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The authors wish to thank the New Zealand Department of Education and the teachers involved in the study for their help and support. The generous cooperation of the graduates themselves and their parents is also gratefully acknowledged.

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