(De)constructing ADHD : critical guidance for teachers and teacher educators /

(De)constructing ADHD : critical guidance for teachers and teacher educators /

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This book provides a more holistic interpretation of how to respond to children who might otherwise be diagnosed with and medicated for "ADHD" - a diagnosis which, whether scientifically valid or not, is unhelpful within the confine of the school. Training teachers to recognise and identif...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Graham, Linda J (Linda Jayne)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : P. Lang, c2010
New York : [2010]
Series:Disability studies in education ; v. 9
Subjects:
Attention-deficit-disordered children > Education > United States
Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder > Education > United States
Hyperactive children > Education > United States
Attention-deficit-disordered children > Education
Hyperactive children > Education
United States
Table of Contents:
  • The uses and abuses of the history of Hyperactivity
  • Bad behavior
  • Different children in different countries: ADHD in Canada and Finland
  • The politics of education children "with" ADHD
  • ADHD, mothers and the politics of school recognition
  • The new outsiders: ADHD and disadvantage
  • Reclaiming the power of address: New metaphors and narratives for challenging behaviors
  • Engaging pedagogies: From psychomedical deficits to "Virtual Schoolbags"
  • School discipline and ADHD: Are restorative practices the answer?
  • Thinking Pedagagically
  • 1 Teaching ADHD? / Linda J. Graham
  • PART I. POWER, POLITICS, AND POLICY
  • 2. Uses and Abuses of the History of Hyperactivity / Matthew Smith
  • 3. Bad Behavior / Roger Slee
  • 4. Different Children in Different Countries: ADHD in Canada and Finland / Markku Jahnukainen
  • 5. Politics of Educating Children "with" ADHD / Paul Adams
  • PART II. PARENTS, POVERTY, AND PILLS
  • 6. ADHD, Mothers and the Politics of School Recognition / Lorelei Carpenter
  • 7. New Outsiders: ADHD and Disadvantage / Valerie Harwood
  • PART III. PERSONAL AND PROACTIVE PEDAGOGY
  • 8. Reclaiming the Power of Address: New Metaphors and Narratives for Challenging Behaviors / Scot Danforth
  • 9. Engaging Pedagogies: From Psychomedical Deficits to "Virtual Schoolbags" / Brenton Prosser
  • 10. School Discipline and ADHD: Are Restorative Practices the Answer? / Elisabet Weedon
  • 11. Thinking Pedagogically / Linda J. Graham.

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