Comparison of Quebec and British teachers' beliefs about, training in and experience with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 284-302

  Couture, Caroline ^a   Royer, Egide ^b   Dupuis, François A ^b   Potvin, Pierre ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

Author keywords

ADHD; Teachers' beliefs; Teachers' training; Transcultural comparison

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIETY; STUDENT; TEACHER; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0345530753     PISSN: 13632752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/136327520384003     Document Type: Article

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