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ERIC Number: EJ626436
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-726X
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Educational Interpreting: Understanding the Rural Experience.
Yarger, Carmel Collum
American Annals of the Deaf, v146 n1 p16-30 Mar 2001
A survey of 63 educational interpreters employed in two rural states, found only 10 interpreters had completed interpreter preparation programs, with 5 of these having no course work related to education. The mean score of 43 assessed using the Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment was 2.6, below the level of "coherent". (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Deafness, Elementary Secondary Education, Hearing Impairments, Interpreters, Knowledge Level, Minimum Competencies, Postsecondary Education, Professional Development, Rural Schools, Surveys, Training
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
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