Date of Award
6-2011
Document Type
Open Access Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Leadership (MAL)
Department
Leadership
Abstract
Graduate students with attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) are at risk for failure to complete their graduate programs. Skills used in writing a major paper or thesis requirement incorporate those that are particularly compromised by the disorder. The literature does not address the problems facing graduate students with AD/HD, and disability service programs do not appear to offer support tailored to the needs of this population. This phenomenological study probes the experience of five graduate students with AD/HD who were in the process of writing, or had completed a major paper or thesis. This paper hopes to shed light on problems that may impede their progress, as well as strategies that students may apply to overcome them. The author provides suggestions for improving graduate program support for students with AD/HD.
Identifier
SC 11.MAL.2011.Chucker.JL
Recommended Citation
Chucker, Judy L., "Trials, Tribulations, and Triumphs: Writing the Major Paper or Thesis as a Graduate Student with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder" (2011). Theses and Graduate Projects. 336.
https://idun.augsburg.edu/etd/336