Influence of Social Interactions and Attitudes of Hearing Students on the Socialization Profile of Hearing-Impaired Students in an Inclusive Context at the Agbekoi Public Primary School in Abidjan (Côte D'ivoire)

Abstract

This study examines the links between interactions, attitudes of hearing students and the social impact profile of hearing-impaired students at Agbekoi Public Primary School in Abidjan. It covers 40 hearing students and 40 hearing-impaired students, aged 8 to 13, with an average age of 10.75 years (standard deviation = 3.64). An interaction situation is selected for each participant. Games are the most frequent interactions (37.5%) and positive impacts are more numerous in situations of play (60.0%), mutual aid (50.0%) and discussion (45.0%) than in situations of exclusion (7.1%). However, no significant relationship is observed between the form of interaction observed in hearing people and the social impact profile highlighted in hearing-impaired people. On the other hand, a significant link is observed between the friendly and tolerant attitudes displayed by hearing students and the social impact profile observed among hearing-impaired students. This result highlights the importance of open-mindedness and tolerance observed among hearing students in establishing good socialization profiles among hearing impaired students, in an inclusive education context.