Ascertaining teachers’ perceptions of working with adolescents diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Educational Psychology in Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 207-223

  Rush, Craig ^a   Harrison, Patti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescents; attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; teachers perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955152287     PISSN: 02667363     EISSN: 14695839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02667360802256774     Document Type: Article

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