How the quality of school culture influences the integration of children with ADHD in the classroom

ABSTRACT How the quality of school culture influences the integration of children with ADHD in the classroom Key words: ADHD, teaching assistant, integration, school culture, culture in the classroom, school climate The theoretical part of this thesis describes the basic terms and definitions that are crucial for the practical part of the work, namely general information about syndrome ADHD, terminology, causes of ADHD syndrome, its diagnosis, etc. Afterwards, the attention is paid to the education of students with ADHD syndrome: the general principles of education, legislative framework, but also the integration of pupils and their advantages and disadvantages are mentioned. Forth chapter deals with school culture and school climate and their connections. The practical part describes a case study: the integration of a female pupil, diagnosed with ADHD, who the author of the thesis for a school year 20132014 worked with. The case study paid attention on school education and teachers' attitudes towards the pupil. Methods of teaching and pupil integration into the classroom are described and discussed, mentioned are also care options. The case study is supplemented with a descriptive analysis of the culture of the school to which the pupil was integrated