ERIC Number: EJ1047110
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Dec
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ISSN: ISSN-1030-0112
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Are Teachers' Beliefs Related to Their Preferences for ADHD Interventions? Comparing Teachers in the United States and New Zealand
Curtis, David F.; Hamilton, Richard J.; Moore, Dennis W.; Pisecco, Stewart
Australasian Journal of Special Education, v38 n2 p128-149 Dec 2014
This investigation examined the relationship between teachers' beliefs and their preferences for classroom interventions for behaviours consistent with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Teacher ratings of intervention acceptability, effectiveness, and rate of change were compared across United States and New Zealand samples. Beliefs examined were personal teaching efficacy, general teaching efficacy, and pupil control ideology (PCI). Samples were compared regarding their preferences for the daily report card, response cost technique, classroom lottery, and medication as classroom strategies for managing ADHD-related behavioural concerns. Data were analysed using general linear modelling techniques, and an interaction was demonstrated between ADHD intervention x PCI x nationality. Differences were observed for ADHD interventions across samples based upon pupil control orientations. Implications for educators and their classroom practices are discussed.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Intervention, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Teacher Effectiveness, Ideology, Student Behavior, Comparative Analysis, Preferences, Classroom Techniques, Drug Therapy, Statistical Analysis, Correlation, Behavior Change
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Identifiers - Location: New Zealand; United States
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