South African Journal of Education Print version ISSN 0256-0100
PEROLD, Mariechen; LOUW, Charmaine and KLEYNHANS, Sandra.
Primary school teachers' knowledge and misperceptions of
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). S. Afr. j.
educ. [online]. 2010, vol.30, n.3, pp. 0-0. ISSN 0256-0100.
Putting inclusive education into practice and within diverse
classrooms, teachers have to support and teach according to a
variety of needs and preferences of learners, among them
learners with ADHD. Teachers are seen as some of the most
valuable sources of information with regard to referral and
diagnosis of this disorder. They are also responsible for
creating an environment that is conducive to academic, social
and emotional success for children with ADHD. However, since
there is some doubt as to whether teachers have the appropriate
knowledge of ADHD to fulfill this important role, we aimed at
assessing the knowledge and misperceptions of primary school
teachers in towns on the periphery of the Cape Town Metropo