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Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education Advance Access published online on February 16, 2009
The Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, doi:10.1093/deafed/enp001
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Toward an Equal Level of Educational Attainment Between Deaf and Hearing People in Sweden?

Emelie Rydberg

Lotta C. Gellerstedt

Berth Danermark

Örebro University


  Abstract

Various educational reforms in Sweden have resulted in a formally equivalent educational system for deaf and hearing pupils. Has this resulted in equal levels of educational attainment? This article compares 2,144 people born between 1941 and 1980 who attended a special education program for the deaf and 100,000 randomly chosen individuals from the total population born between 1941 and 1980. Data consist of registered information about the individuals in the year 2005. Results demonstrate that the deaf population has a lower level of educational attainment than the reference population. Women have a higher level of educational attainment than men, and younger people have a higher level than older people in each population. Neither sex, age category, nor immigrant background accounts for the variance in the level of educational attainment between the populations. The educational reforms have not been sufficient to reduce the unequal level of educational attainment between deaf and hearing people.

Correspondence should be sent to Emelie Rydberg, The Swedish Institute for Disability Research, Örebro University, 701 82 Örebro, Sweden (e-mail: emelie.rydberg{at}oru.se).

Received June 30, 2008; revised January 13, 2009; accepted January 13, 2009


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