Retirement is undergoing structural and discursive transformations that have implications for the individual social experience management of later life. Although discourses about retirement do not determine how individuals will prepare act as ‘retirees’, they provide morally-laden messages shape people's possibilities being acting. Using Canadian newspaper articles published in 1999 2000, drawing upon governmentality perspective, this study explores interconnections between neo-liberal...

Planning a public health initiative is both science and an art. Public practitioners work in complex, often time-constrained environment, where formal research literature can be unavailable or uncertain. Consequently, draw upon other forms of knowledge. Through use one-on-one interviews focus groups, we aimed to gain better understanding how tacit knowledge used inform program initiatives health. This study was designed as narrative inquiry, which based on the assumption that make sense...

This occupational terminology interactive dialogue outlines a construct that I have been developing since my doctoral work. Writing this paper has provided me with an opportunity to reflect on how the of ‘occupational possibilities’ evolved, and it provides particular lens examine transactions between structure agency in shaping occupation at individual collective levels. As such, fits within growing body work science exploring theoretical methodological approaches addressing ‘situated’...

Background: Perspectives that individualize occupation are poorly aligned with socially responsive and transformative occupation-focused research, education, practice. Their predominant use in occupational therapy risks the perpetuation, rather than resolution, of inequities.Aim: In this paper, we problematize taken-for-granted individualistic analyses illustrate how critical theoretical perspectives can reveal ways which structural factors beyond an individual's immediate control...

Over the past decade, many occupational science scholars have emphasized critical potential of science; that is, its capacity to generate knowledge inform practices work against inequities. Within this lecture, previously articulated concerns regarding 'individualizing occupation' within are politicized, by placing them broader social' is associated with neoliberalism and related socio-political transformations. This social', which has involved configuring various social problematics as...

Abstract This article addresses the relationship between occupation, defined as everyday tasks and activities in which people are actively engaged, identity, how view themselves viewed by others, presenting results of a secondary analysis data drawn from three qualitative studies. is focussed on gaining an understanding ways informants experienced described links occupation identity. While these studies were conducted with different types had research objectives, five common themes relevant...

Although decisions related to driving are vital well-being in later life, little is known about how aging drivers who do not experience a medical condition that requires cessation regulate their driving. This exploratory, qualitative study used focus groups with 79 such community-dwelling individuals examine self-regulation from the perspective of pre-senior (aged 55-64) drivers, senior 65 years or over) and ex-drivers. Themes resulting inductive analysis addressed importance driving,...

Both occupation and place are recognised as having reciprocal relationships to identity, in that each can be drawn upon develop convey who one is turn, engagement with both shaped by identity. When people migrate, however, their occupations sense of shift. It therefore vital consider the intersections occupation, identity when studying migration from an occupational perspective. This article draws together Goffman's work related performative aspects Bourdieu's notion habitus, propose idea...

An emancipatory agenda is emerging within occupational science, building on the work of scholars who have advocated for a more critical, reflexive and socially responsive discipline. Although several analyses discipline's genesis underpinning paradigms been presented there has an increasing use critical approaches in recent publications, little known about how perspectives taken up science literature. This study presents interpretive synthesis, methodology that enables synthesis large...

This article argues that it is vital to embrace critical reflexivity interrogate the epistemological beliefs and principles guiding occupation-based scholarship move away from frameworks are incongruent with calls for occupational justice. For this purpose, we describe an epistemic tension between stated intentions demonstrate work can be a means create more just society have historically dominated scholarship. To exemplify potential implications of tension, analysis Creswell's social...

'Aging in place' has become a key conceptual framework for understanding and addressing place within the aging process. However, been critiqued not sufficiently providing tools to understand relations or transactions between place, matching diversity of contemporary society which people are moving across nations more than ever before. In this article, authors draw from concepts migration that becoming increasingly visible occupational science. The concept 'aging is critically examined as an...

Occupational science has made tremendous strides in establishing a theoretical and empirical knowledge base grounded the study of occupation. Yet given its origins occupational therapy, health profession aimed at enhancing well-being through engagement meaningful purposeful occupation, there been sustained focus on health-enhancing qualities This effectively silenced significant realm human experience: namely, occupations that are considered within dominant worldviews societal groups to be...

Quality assessment in qualitative research has been, and remains, a contentious issue. The literature contains diversity of opinions on definitions criteria for quality. This article attempts to organize this diversity, drawing several examples existing quality criteria, into four main approaches: as quantitative paradigm-specific individualized assessment, bridging criteria. These different approaches can be mapped onto the historical transitions, or moments, presented by Denzin Lincoln...

This paper addresses the question of how occupational science can move forward in its development as a socially and politically engaged discipline. It is argued that transformative approach to scholarship needs be embraced, enacting such an requires radical reconfiguration sensibility underpinning science. After reviewing key defining characteristics paradigmatic approach, insights regarding foster are drawn from C. Wright Mills' (1959) conceptualization 'the sociological imagination'....

This paper examines how the everyday doing of 'migrant families' is described, problematized, and disciplined within knowledge production practices. Through a critical discourse analysis research reports originating in Netherlands focused on migrant families, explores discursive constructions 'modern' 'unmodern' depicted their 'unmodern values', while highlighting fluid contested construction modernity itself. By merging theoretical perspectives from migration studies, sociology everyday,...

Abstract This article presents the results of a qualitative study that explored characteristics and potential occupation. Semistructured interviews with 12 seniors who live in community followed by member-checking groups were used to explore informants’ perspectives on importance role occupation their lives asking them about activities. Themes pertinent characterization activity, contributions condition allowing for activity emerged from inductive analysis. These themes provide information...

Background. In order to meet the responsibilities of understanding and enabling occupation, occupational scientists therapists must conduct research that is framed within an perspective. Purpose. This paper reports results a qualitative investigation experiences stroke survivors (n=16) who use wheelchairs their primary caregivers (n=15). Results. Inductive analysis data collected via in-depth interviews resulted in two major themes related specifically: living restricted world challenges...

Increasingly, `productive aging' is promoted within government policies and reports in several Western nations, as well those of international organizations. The ways which comes to be shaped texts, that is, its discursive shaping, influences what aging individuals view possible ideal do later life, collectivities required services programs support such identities occupations. Drawing on governmentality theory, concert with occupational science, a critical discourse analysis 72 Canadian...