Communication, Psychosocial, and Educational Outcomes of Children with Cochlear Implants and Challenges Remaining for Professionals and Parents

Renee Punch; Mervyn B Hyde

doi:10.1155/2011/573280

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Communication, Psychosocial, and Educational Outcomes of Children with Cochlear Implants and Challenges Remaining for Professionals and Parents

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Communication, Psychosocial, and Educational Outcomes of Children with Cochlear Implants and Challenges Remaining for Professionals and Parents

Renee Punch and Mervyn B Hyde

International Journal of Otolaryngology, 573280

2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/573280

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Specialist Studies in Education

cochlear implants

communication

psychosocial outcomes

This paper provides an overview and a synthesis of the findings of a large, multifaceted study investigating outcomes from paediatric cochlear implantation. The study included children implanted at several Australian implant clinics and attending a variety of early intervention and educational settings across a range of locations in eastern Australia. It investigated three major aspects of childhood cochlear implantation: (1) parental expectations of their children's implantation, (2) families' decision-making processes, and (3) the communication, social, and educational outcomes of cochlear implantation for deaf children. It employed a mixed-methods approach in which quantitative survey data were gathered from 247 parents and 151 teachers, and qualitative data from semistructured interviews with 27 parents, 15 teachers, and 11 children and adolescents with cochlear implants. The summarised findings highlight several areas where challenges remain for implant clinics, parents, and educators if children with cochlear implants are to reach their full potential personally, educationally, and socially.

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Title: Communication, Psychosocial, and Educational Outcomes of Children with Cochlear Implants and Challenges Remaining for Professionals and Parents
Authors: Renee Punch (Author) - Griffith University
Mervyn B Hyde (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health and Education
Publication details: International Journal of Otolaryngology, 573280; 10
Publisher: Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Date published: 2011
DOI: 10.1155/2011/573280
ISSN: 1687-9201
Copyright note: Copyright © 2011 Renée Punch and Merv B. Hyde. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Organisation Unit: School of Education - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449642102621
Output Type: Journal article

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