Date of Award
Spring 5-17-2019
Document Type
Thesis
First Advisor
Qi Wang
Second Advisor
Judith Mounty
Third Advisor
Christina Shen-Austin
Abstract
Employment has long been a serious, far-reaching social problem within the deaf and hard of hearing (D/HH) population. To unearth potential issues that contribute to such a problem, I conducted an honors capstone research on barriers to job satisfaction of D/HH employees, in which job satisfaction is a direct evaluation method of the relationship between nature of organizational structures and expectations that employees have of their work. Using a qualitative design with a review of existing literature, semi-structured interviews of 11 participants, a data transcription of American Sign Language interviews into English, and an interpretive analysis of interview discoveries, I offered a more comprehensive understanding of the nine barriers that affect job satisfaction of D/HH employees, and developed five crucial recommendations for facilitating more equitable and inclusive work environments where D/HH employees can grow and thrive on a par with their hearing peers.
Recommended Citation
Bai, Yunhe, "Barriers to Job Satisfaction of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Employees: Implications for Creating Deaf-Friendly Work Environments" (2019). Undergraduate University Honors Capstones. 64.
https://ida.gallaudet.edu/honors_capstones/64
