Table 1.

Area of investigation and investigation protocol

Area of Investigation	Survey protocol question
1) ADHD as a clinical condition: features of the diagnostic label and theories used to substantiate the description.	“How does the text describe the clinical features of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder?”
2) The impact of ADHD characteristics in the scholastic setting: task execution, school performance, interactions with peers and teachers.	“How does the text describe the manifestations in the school environment of a pupil with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (how are the relationships between the pupil with ADHD and peers and with teachers described, how are the expectations, moods of teachers described, how does ADHD “impact” school performance and how the pupil approaches school demands and failures/successes)?”
3) Interventions put in place to manage critical issues related to individuals with ADHD in school settings, as well as how the same are argued.	“How does the text describe and argue for interventions to manage the behaviour of a pupil with ADHD in the school setting?”