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ERIC Number: EJ752707
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Feb
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-0198-7429
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Urban Educators' Perceptions of Interventions for Students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Preliminary Investigation
Graczyk, Patricia A.; Atkins, Marc S.; Jackson, Maudette M.; Letendre, Joan A.; Kim-Cohen, Julia; Baumann, Barbara L.; McCoy, Jon
Behavioral Disorders, v30 n2 p95-104 Feb 2005
This study examined urban educators' attitudes toward commonly recommended interventions for students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Participants included 358 pupil personnel services (PPS) professionals--school psychologists, social workers, and counselors--and 70 classroom teachers from urban elementary schools. On average, PPS professionals and classroom teachers expressed little confidence in the effectiveness of commonly used classroom, mental health, and pharmacological treatments for ADHD. For PPS professionals, a moderately positive correlation was found between self-confidence and effectiveness ratings for classroom interventions and mental health interventions, and a small positive association was found between knowledge of ADHD and effectiveness ratings for medication. Teacher self-confidence was positively associated with effectiveness ratings for classroom interventions. Knowledge of ADHD was negatively correlated with teacher perceptions of the effectiveness of classroom and mental health interventions. Neither child gender nor ADHD subtype influenced effectiveness ratings. Results are discussed in regard to the urgent need for urban educators to experience greater success in their efforts to implement interventions for students with ADHD and for research focused on the unique needs of children residing in urban, low-income communities. Vignettes for Subtypes of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder are appended. (Contains 2 tables.)
Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders. Council for Exceptional Children, 1110 North Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22201-5704. Tel: 612-276-0140; Fax: 612-276-0142; Web site: http://www.ccbd.net/behavioraldisorders/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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