Date of Award
2002
Degree Name
Sociology
College
College of Liberal Arts
Type of Degree
M.A.
Document Type
Thesis
First Advisor
Kenneth Ambrose
Second Advisor
Richard Garnett
Third Advisor
Julia Fox
Abstract
The present study examined teachers’ knowledge concerning the effects of Ritalin of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Two school districts were studied with the premise that a school district’s wealth had an effect on the level of teachers’ knowledge of students with ADHD. The Maryland Avenue Elementary School, which is part of the Bexley School District, located in a suburban area in Franklin County Ohio, was selected as the wealthy school district in this study. The Eastern Elementary School, which is part of the Meigs Local School District, located in rural southeastern Ohio in Meigs County was selected as the poor school district in this study.
Surveys examining the teachers’ knowledge of students with ADHD were sent to both school districts. Twenty of twenty-one teachers responded on the surveys sent to the Maryland Avenue Elementary School. Twenty-six of forty teachers responded on the surveys sent to the Eastern Elementary School. The results of these surveys are examined and summarized in the present study.
Subject
Behavior disorders in children
Subject
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - Treatment
Subject
Ritalin - Usage
Recommended Citation
Barrett, Vicki R., "Suburban and Rural Elementary Teachers' Knowledge of the Role of Ritalin in the Treatment of Elementary Students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder" (2002). Theses, Dissertations and Capstones. 50.
https://mds.marshall.edu/etd/50
