A Study of Junior High School Teachers' Knowledge,Attitude and Behavior toward ADHD

Autor: Ting-Yi Liu, 劉亭儀
Rok vydání: 2009
Druh dokumentu: 學位論文 ; thesis
Popis: 97
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common psychiatric disorders of childhood, and some cases persist into adolescence and adulthood. The purpose of this study was to investigate junior high school teachers’ knowledge, attitude and behavior toward ADHD, and to understand the links among them. Structured questionnaires were sent to 400 teachers from 28 public schools in Taoyuan County. The 356 valid ones were retrieved. The useable response rate was 89％. The result indicated that teachers demonstrated limited overall knowledge regarding ADHD(68.06％), and had low self – efficacy; however, they had positive attitudes and behaviors. These valid data were treated by t-test, the one-way ANOVA, and a posteriori comparisons of LSD method to explore the relationships between teachers’ scores on the three scales and various background characteristics. Teachers with special educational background and ADHD pre-service training significantly had higher scores on knowledge, attitude, and behavior scales than those without the background and training. There was no significant difference between teachers with in-service training and those without it for the attitude scale. No significant differences were found with regard to ADHD teaching experience for the behavior scale. The result of regression analyses revealed that knowledge was positively related to attitude and behavior. Attitude was positively related to behavior. The result of Pearson correlations showed that knowledge, attitude, behavior, and the self - efficacy were significantly correlated. Conclusively, junior high school teachers need more training and knowledge in the professional development in order to effectively help children with ADHD under the educational inclusion settings.
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