Investigation of Turkish Sign Language Instructor and Interpreter Education Programmes
International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, cilt.72, sa.6, ss.1168-1182, 2025 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 72 Sayı: 6
- Basım Tarihi: 2025
- Doi Numarası: 10.1080/1034912x.2024.2329626
- Dergi Adı: International Journal of Disability, Development and Education
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, CINAHL, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts, Psycinfo
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1168-1182
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Deaf, hearing impaired, sign language, sign language translation, Turkish Sign Language
- Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
This study aims to investigate Sign Language Instructor and Interpreter Education Programmes, based on the use of sign language, in academic and vocational education and training processes. A qualitative research method was used in this study. A semi-structured interview form was prepared and experts’ opinions were canvassed. Twenty participants who had completed the 200-hour training programme organised in Izmir Province by the Ministry of Education, in the Directorate General of Lifelong Learning in 2019 were interviewed face to face. The data were analysed using the NVivo program and obtained under five main themes: professional competence and employment, educational process, assessment, hearing impairment and sign language, interdisciplinary studies and family education.