Minority and Minority-Deaf Professionals: How Many and Where Are They?

A survey of 6,043 professionals in 349 deaf education programs showed that 10.4% are from nonwhite or minority ethnic/cultural backgrounds. Of these, 11.7% are deaf. Only eight minority deaf administrators were identified. More than half of the minority professionals worked in public schools. Geogra...

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Published inAmerican annals of the deaf (Washington, D.C. 1886) Vol. 138; no. 5; p. 388
Main Authors Andrews, Jean F, Jordan, Donald L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.12.1993
Subjects
Administrators
Deafness
Demography
Education
Education, Special - organization & administration
Elementary Secondary Education
Employment
Ethnic Groups
Female
Geographic Distribution
Humans
Male
Minority Groups
National Surveys
Postsecondary Education
Schools
Sex Differences
Sex Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teacher Characteristics
Teachers with Disabilities
United States
Workforce
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Summary:A survey of 6,043 professionals in 349 deaf education programs showed that 10.4% are from nonwhite or minority ethnic/cultural backgrounds. Of these, 11.7% are deaf. Only eight minority deaf administrators were identified. More than half of the minority professionals worked in public schools. Geographic distribution and gender are also analyzed. (Author/JDD)
ISSN:0002-726X
DOI:10.1353/aad.2012.0340