Elever med ADHD i fritidshemmet : Hur fritidshemmet arbetar med inkludering och utomhuspedagogik

Sammanfattning: This quantitive study aims to observe how educators work with students diagnosed with ADHD as well as, if the students´ gender has an effect on educators work procedures. Furthermore, the study views how learning and education can help encourage students with an ADHD, and if there is an active inclusion. The research questions consists of: “in what ways can outdoor pedagogy be healthy for students with ADHD, and how can it encourage their learning process and inclusiveness?" and “How educators work with students with ADHD,and is the work process different depending on gender?”. This study contains a background that explains the profession of an educator at Swedish leisure centers. Additionally, it also explains, learning and inclusion through outdoor pedagogy which is acquired through controlled play and free play, the diagnosis of ADHD and the difference between boys and girls with ADHD. From previous research scientific articles has been used. The results of the study conveyed educators different work processes. Some educators considered outdoor pedagogy to be important for students to get fresh air and move, and for the students to see, be acquainted with and discover new things due to a natural curiosity. Informators who work with outdoor pedagogy pin points the importance of outdoor pedagogy and how much it contributes to students´ learning process and personal growth. On the other hand, there are informators who do not work with outdoor pedagogy but who still view the pedagogical theory as an important aspect and, consequently expressed outdoor pedagogy as a working process in their educational styles.