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Abstract
Most young people now entering adulthood in the UK were part of the newborn hearing screening programme leading to earlier identification and support with the potential to overcome developmental barriers to education and employment. A self-selecting sample of 163 DHH young people between the ages of 16 and 19 completed on-line surveys at three time points in a longitudinal study. This paper focuses on the questions relating to career aspirations, and whether these are influenced by educational attainments.
The findings suggest that study participants have done well academically and have high aspirations for their career choices that are broadly in line with the wider population of young people. The career aspirations are not influenced by academic qualifications nor by increasing age or experience. The findings challenge previous assumptions and places new responsibilities on professionals working with DHH learners.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Deafness & Education International |
Early online date | 16 Jun 2025 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 16 Jun 2025 |
Keywords
- Deaf
- careers
- transitions
- attainment
- hard-of-hearing
- career-aspirations
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Manchester Centre for Audiology and Deafness (ManCAD)
Munro, K. (PI), Millman, R. (PI), Lamb, W. (Support team), Dawes, P. (PI), Plack, C. (PI), Stone, M. (PI), Kluk-De Kort, K. (PI), Moore, D. (PI), Morton, C. (PI), Prendergast, G. (PI), Couth, S. (PI), Schlittenlacher, J. (PI), Chilton, H. (PI), Visram, A. (Researcher), Dillon, H. (PI), Guest, H. (Researcher), Heinrich, A. (PI), Jackson, I. (Researcher), Littlejohn, J. (Researcher), Jones, L. (PI), Lough, M. (Researcher), Morgan, R. (Researcher), Perugia, E. (Researcher), Roughley, A. (Researcher), Whiston, H. (Researcher), Wright, C. (Support team), Saunders, G. (PI), Kelly, C. (PI), Cross, H. (Researcher), Loughran, M. (Researcher), Hoseinabadi, R. (PI) & Vercammen, C. (PI)
Project: Research
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The READY Study: Recording Emerging Adulthood in Deaf Youth.
Young, A. (PI), Chilton, H. (CoI), Rogers, K. (CoI), Squires, G. (CoI), Dodds, C. (PGR student) & Espinoza, F. (Technical team)
1/09/18 → 15/09/24
Project: Research