Perspectives about friendships and the school learning environment from Australian adolescent boys with AD/HD

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Gibbs, Kathryn, Carrington, Suzanne and Mercer, K. Louise. (2022). Perspectives about friendships and the school learning environment from Australian adolescent boys with AD/HD. International Journal of Disability, Development and Education. 69(6), pp. 1974-1987. https://doi.org/10.1080/1034912X.2020.1840529
AuthorsGibbs, Kathryn, Carrington, Suzanne and Mercer, K. Louise
Abstract

This paper focused on six adolescent Australian schoolboys with ADHD, their perspectives about managing and maintaining friendships at school and why the classroom environment was challenging for them. Utilising qualitative phenomenographical methodology, data were collected using semi-structured individual and focus group interviews. Findings suggested that these Australian adolescent boys experienced some difficulty making and managing friends in primary school but were able to maintain a small friendship group in secondary school. For them, the classroom was a challenging environment both in the primary and secondary school setting, but specific teacher/teaching strategies assisted each boy to better concentrate and focus on the learning process.

KeywordsAttention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD); friendships; phenomenographical research; school; student voice; students; teachers; the learning environment
Year2022
JournalInternational Journal of Disability, Development and Education
Journal citation69 (6), pp. 1974-1987
PublisherRoutledge
ISSN1034-912X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1080/1034912X.2020.1840529
Scopus EID2-s2.0-85094902292
Page range1974-1987
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