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Access Type
WSU Access
Date of Award
January 2019
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Department
Anthropology
First Advisor
Andrea P. Sankar
Abstract
This dissertation provided a look at children’s first exposure to other deaf individuals in a school setting. Specifically, it looked to see if communities of practice were formed in a variety of educational settings and looked at the role of Communities of Practice in producing deaf sociality. In Guatemala, the current national and international Deaf organization emerged as a Community of Practice, where former schoolmates got together to play soccer. Formally, schools were for learning academic subjects, but despite the type of language education received; whether it was in Sign Language, Spanish, or a combination of both, children learned to sign from each other under the guidance of adults who already spoke the Language.
Recommended Citation
Rodriguez, Monica Elizabeth, "Learning To Be Deaf In Guatemala: The Role Of Gender, Learning, And Families In Communities Of Practice" (2019). Wayne State University Dissertations. 2182.
https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa_dissertations/2182