Whiteford / Hocking Occupational Science

Society, Inclusion, Participation
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-118-28155-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 248 Seiten, E-Book

Occupational Science: Society, Inclusion, Participation is the musthave resource for occupational therapists, occupational scientists,students and researchers. The book begins with a comprehensivereview of the current literature and the knowledge generated todate. Reasons for the field's limited impact are proposed,including its focus on individuals rather than groups andcommunities, its psychological view of occupation, and its narrowfocus on socially approved occupations. Global realities such aspoverty, anti-social behaviour and ageing populations are discussedand implications for action are considered.
The second section of the books comprises a series of chapters thataddress the philosophical, theoretical and scientific bases thatunderpin and inform everyday decision making in occupationaltherapy practice. This is followed by a section on methodologicaland structural considerations. The concluding chapter offers acritical reflection on methods, strategies, values andrelationships for the future, to achieve a relevant science thatmakes a difference to current occupational realities. Written by aninternationally renowned team of contributors, this book offers atruly comprehensive critique of the field.
Features
* Internationally renowned Editors and contributors
* First comprehensive text on occupational science
* Fully up to date with the latest thinking andresearch
* Links theory to practice

Autoren/Hrsg.

Whiteford, Gail E.

Hocking, Claire

Hocking, Clare

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Dedication vii
About the Editors ix
Contributors xi
Preface xv
Part I: Introduction
1 Introduction to critical perspectives in occupational science3
Clare Hocking and Gail E. Whiteford
2 What would Paulo Freire think of occupational science? 8
Lilian Magalhães
Part II: Understanding occupation
3 Transactionalism: Occupational science and the pragmaticattitude 23
Malcolm P. Cutchin and Virginia A. Dickie
4 Understanding the discursive development of occupation:Historico-political perspectives 38
Sarah Kantartzis and Matthew Molineux
5 Occupations through the looking glass: Reflecting onoccupational scientists' ontological assumptions 54
Clare Hocking
Part III: Ways of knowing occupation
6 Knowledge paradigms in occupational science: Pluralisticperspectives 69
Elizabeth Anne Kinsella
7 Occupation and ideology 86
Ben Sellar
8 Governing through occupation: Shaping expectations andpossibilities 100
Debbie Laliberte Rudman
9 When occupation goes 'wrong': A criticalreflection on risk discourses and their relevance in shapingoccupation 117
Silke Dennhardt and Debbie Laliberte Rudman
Part IV: Ways of doing in occupational science
10 The case for multiple research methodologies 137
Valerie A. Wright-St Clair
11 Occupational choice: The significance of socio-economic andpolitical factors 152
Roshan Galvaan
12 The International Society for Occupational Science: Acritique of its role in facilitating the development ofoccupational science through international networks andintercultural dialogue 163
Alison Wicks
Part V: Visioning a way forward
13 Occupation, inclusion and participation 187
Gail E. Whiteford and Robert B. Pereira
Index 209