Dr. Andrew Foster: A Literature Review

Autor/in	Runnels, Joel
Titel	Dr. Andrew Foster: A Literature Review
Quelle	In: American Annals of the Deaf, 162 (2017) 3, S.243-252 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0002-726X
Schlagwörter	Literature Reviews; Foreign Countries; Deafness; Special Schools; Change Agents; Recognition (Achievement); Accessibility (for Disabled); Access to Education; Sign Language; Educational History; Africa; Ghana; Liberia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Gehörlosigkeit; Taubstummheit; Special school; Sonderschule; Soziale Anerkennung; Accessibility; Zugänglichkeit; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Gebärdensprache; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Afrika
Abstract	Often compared to Laurent Clerc, Thomas Gallaudet, and Alexander Graham Bell, Dr. Andrew Foster was a deaf African American who founded 32 schools for the deaf in 13 African nations. The 60th anniversary of his arrival in Liberia and Ghana and the 30th anniversary of his tragic death in a Rwanda airplane accident both occur in 2017. Renewed interest in Foster has spawned research and events to reexamine questions about his contributions to the expansion of deaf education in Africa. However, none of these activities have taken a full biographical approach. More in-depth, historical, and biographical research is needed to answer the many remaining questions about Foster's life and legacy. A literature review was conducted to investigate what are considered Foster's key contributions and the factors that might have motivated him to expand access to deaf education in Africa. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01