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Educational practitioners’ perceptions of ADHD. A qualitative study of views of the home lives of children with ADHD in the UK

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dc.creator Russell, AE
dc.creator Tay, M
dc.creator Ford, T
dc.creator Russell, G
dc.creator Moore, D
dc.date 2018-11-21T15:13:24Z
dc.date 2019-02-04
dc.date.accessioned 2022-05-27T01:02:24Z
dc.date.available 2022-05-27T01:02:24Z
dc.identifier Published online 04 February 2019.
dc.identifier 10.1111/1467-8578.12247
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10871/34848
dc.identifier British Journal of Special Education
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/241890
dc.description This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Wiley / NASEN via the DOI in this record.
dc.description There is little research exploring educational practitioners’ experiences of working with children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The current study aimed to understand educational practitioners’ beliefs concerning the home lives of children with ADHD, and how their perception of home lives affects children’s behaviour in school. Forty two practitioners from Primary, Secondary and pupil referral schools participated in focus groups or interviews. Thematic analysis was used to identify themes arising from the data. Three themes emerged relevant to beliefs about the home lives of children with ADHD: inconsistency, psychosocial adversity and isolation. Educational practitioners relate their experiences of working with children to what they believe occurs at home. We make recommendations for strategies school practitioners can use when working with children with ADHD based on these findings.
dc.description This study was conducted as part of a PhD studentship funded by the University of Exeter Medical School. Preparation of this manuscript was supported in part by NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care South West Peninsula (PenCLAHRC).
dc.language en
dc.publisher Wiley / NASEN
dc.rights © 2019 NASEN.
dc.rights 2021-02-04
dc.rights Under embargo until 04 February 2021 in compliance with publisher policy.
dc.title Educational practitioners’ perceptions of ADHD. A qualitative study of views of the home lives of children with ADHD in the UK
dc.type Article


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