Topic: Data

The National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes conducted a review of the literature on practices that address root causes of challenges to deaf individuals' postsecondary attainment and identified five key impact areas. Evidence-based summaries of each of the five key impact areas are included in the document.

This report provides a comprehensive overview of the most current data on educational attainment trends and trajectories for deaf individuals in the United States, serving as a resource for community members, educators, researchers, and policymakers.

This study assessed whether parent involvement and expectations predicted postsecondary outcomes for deaf individuals, through a secondary analysis of data from the second National Longitudinal Transition Study.

This study synthesized the literature on role models for deaf individuals and identified key themes across the research literature.

This video is an ASL translation of our research article about the role of autonomy in the transition to employment and how parents can facilitate autonomy development for their deaf children.

This study assessed the influence of extracurricular involvement on postsecondary outcomes for deaf individuals through a secondary analysis of data from the second National Longitudinal Transition Study.

This study assessed the influence of English literacy skills on postsecondary outcomes for deaf individuals, through a secondary analysis of data from National Longitudinal Transition Study 2.

This study used data from National Longitudinal Transition Study 2 to explore the hypothesis that increased access to English through computer-mediated communication (CMC) can increase direct access to language and literacy for deaf individuals.

This study reviewed education and disability literature to find that students with disabilities who employ self-advocacy skills achieve greater academic and lifetime outcomes, suggesting that deaf students would benefit from self-advocacy skill development.

This research brief provides an overview of current data on postsecondary enrollment and completion for deaf students.

This brief summarizes the research related to effective communication between deaf and hearing individuals.

This brief summarizes the research related to mental health care for deaf individuals.

Mental health professionals and researchers have worked to address the lack of evidence-based, culturally relevant, and accessible approaches to menta

This brief summarizes the research about attitudes toward deaf individuals as critical factors that influence their academic and employment outcomes.

This study explored how successful college readiness is dependent on the readiness of both the deaf student and the institution.

This brief summarizes the research related to deaf culture as a potential resource to be drawn upon in support of postsecondary education and employment outcomes for deaf individuals.

This study explored professionals' perspectives on what contributes to successful transition for deaf individuals, as well as their perceived professional preparedness to support that transition.

This study explored how vocational rehabilitation counselors promote the self-advocacy knowledge and skills of their deaf consumers within postsecondary employment and educational contexts.

This study explored how accommodation needs may differ according to deaf individuals' additional disability status, if present, through a secondary analysis of the second National Longitudinal Transition Study.

This study used data from the second National Longitudinal Transition Study to assess differences in academic achievement among deaf students with and without learning disabilities.

Deaf individuals who live in rural areas face a different set of challenges from those living in more populated regions. As a result, deaf individuals who live in rural areas require support and services that address their unique needs. This document briefly summarizes the research surrounding the unique needs/challenges of deaf individuals in rural communities.

Late-deafened individuals experience a variety of challenges navigating the postsecondary environment due to a variety of internal and external factors. This document summarizes the research related to postsecondary outcomes for late-deafened individuals.

This study describes the results of a large nationwide study of accommodations use by deaf students in secondary and postsecondary settings.

This study investigated patterns of educational accommodations use between high school and postsecondary settings by deaf students.

This study explores frameworks surrounding assessment policy and practice for deaf and deafdisabled students, current research related to standardized assessment, and potential implications.

This research brief summarizes how families play an important role in influencing the educational and occupational outcomes of deaf children.

This study explored the role of self-beliefs in predicting postsecondary outcomes for deaf young adults in transition from secondary settings, through a secondary analysis of the second National Longitudinal Transition Study.

This study assessed the influence of social skills on postsecondary outcomes for deaf individuals through a secondary analysis of data from the second National Longitudinal Transition Study.

This study explored how communication technology use may predict postsecondary outcomes for deaf individuals through a secondary analysis of data from the second National Longitudinal Transition Study.

This study used data from a national needs assessment survey to explore the role of parental involvement and parental expectations as important factors in successful academic and career outcomes for deaf students.

This study reviewed the current literature, focusing on the factors that are important to keep in mind when considering the use of accommodations for assessment for deaf students.

Persistence in postsecondary settings refers to the likelihood that a student will remain in school, particularly past the first year of enrollment. Although deaf student enrollment in postsecondary settings has seen a significant increase, students continue to face obstacles to completion of their postsecondary degree goals, with high rates of attrition. Facilitating persistence is thus a critical issue in increasing education and work options for deaf individuals.

This brief summarizes research related to the benefits and barriers of online learning for deaf students.

The research brief summarizes the research and relevant resources related to the Common Core State Standards for teachers of deaf students.

This study used criteria from the What Works Clearinghouse to assess the quality of single-case design studies in research with deaf populations.