Comparison of Quebec and British teachers' beliefs about,training in and experience with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder |
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| Authors: | Caroline Couture Egide Royer Franc¸ois A Dupuis Pierre Potvin |
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| Institution: | 1. Universite′ de Sherbrooke , Canada Caroline.Couture@USherbrooke.ca;3. Universite′ Laval , Que′bec City, Canada;4. Universite′ du Que′bec a` Trois-Rivie`res , Canada |
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| Abstract: | Abstract This study compares belief patterns of teachers from Quebec and Britain about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It also compares teacher training in ADHD in both countries, as well as their experience with students who have this disorder. The results indicate that: (1) teacher belief patterns about ADHD in Quebec and Britain are different, although teachers from both countries have predominant beliefs about ADHD that are of an allopathic medical nature; (2) British teachers have received less information on ADHD in their initial training than Quebec teachers; and (3) British teachers are contacted more often than Quebec teachers by doctors when they have a youngster using medication to treat ADHD in their classroom. Results are discussed from a sociological and an educational perspective. |
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| Keywords: | ADHD teachers' beliefs teachers'training transcultural comparison |
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