Variability of ADHD symptoms across primary school contexts: An indepth case study

Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-84

  Wheeler, Linda ^a   Pumfrey, Peter ^a   Wakefield, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ADHD; Curriculum; Inclusion; Situational variability; Systematic classroom observation; Teacher training; Temporal variability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CASE STUDY; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEARNING STYLE; MALE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEACHING;

EID: 60749116623     PISSN: 13632752     EISSN: 17412692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13632750802655703     Document Type: Article

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