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Title: Making Learning Accessible for Sign Language Interpreters: A Process of Change
Language: English
Authors: Napier, Jemina
Source: Educational Action Research. Dec 2005 13(4):505-524.
Availability: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 20
Publication Date: 2005
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
Descriptors: Action Research, Distance Education, Deaf Interpreting, Sign Language, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Program Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Access to Education, Blended Learning
Geographic Terms: Australia
DOI: 10.1080/09650790500200302
ISSN: 0965-0792
Abstract: This article outlines an innovative project conducted at Macquarie University, in order to instigate a change in the delivery of the Postgraduate Diploma in Auslan/English Interpreting. This is the first reported educational change project focusing on the training of sign language interpreters. The goal of the project was to research and develop a new curriculum, and delivery mode for the program so that it could be offered in external (distance) mode, and therefore made accessible to potential students from all over Australia. Action research was used to guide the process as it provided a framework for evaluation. The project demonstrates that interpreters can be trained effectively using a blended approach to distance education, and that action research can be used as an effective approach to the implementation of educational change in an emerging field. (Contains 3 notes.)
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Entry Date: 2009
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