Occupational Science

Dedication vii About the Editors ix Contributors xi Preface xv Part I: Introduction 1 Introduction to critical perspectives in occupational science 3 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 pragmatic attitude 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 on occupational scientists’ ontological assumptions 54 Clare Hocking Part III: Ways of knowing occupation 6 Knowledge paradigms in occupational science: Pluralistic perspectives 69 Elizabeth Anne Kinsella 7 Occupation and ideology 86 Ben Sellar 8 Governing through occupation: Shaping expectations and possibilities 100 Debbie Laliberte Rudman 9 When occupation goes ‘wrong’: A critical reflection on risk discourses and their relevance in shaping occupation 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 and political factors 152 Roshan Galvaan 12 The International Society for Occupational Science: A critique of its role in facilitating the development of occupational science through international networks and intercultural 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