This paper argues that participatory research is an approach to developing knowledge that
can make significant contributions to occupational therapy. One project, working with older …

Concerns for establishing priorities in occupational therapy research and positive responses
to these concerns are reviewed. Growth in occupational therapy research can be expected …

Multidisciplinary faculty collaboration within the health professions educational system is
explored. The definitions for the concepts of intradisciplinary, multidisciplinary …

The following article is written from the experience of its authors with a collaborative
research academic appointment. Many advantages and disadvantages were found. The …

During the past decade, the occupational therapy literature has been replete with calls for an
increased focus on research (West, 1976; Yerxa, 1974). Research has been seen as a …

Occupational therapy has experienced a tremendous growth both of theory and research.
However, there is little evidence that this renaissance of knowledge has been paralleled by …

There is evidence that the growth theory and research about occupation produced by
academics are not consistently translated into occupational therapy practice. Rather …

In this article, the authors provide a practical approach to developing interdisciplinary
educational programs for health profes-sions students from different colleges. A three-stage …

The special challenge of the occupational therapy practitioner embracing the role of faculty
member is discovering a formative process of continual improvement that will also serve as …

We have suggested that certain research challenges now face the profession. In summary,
these challenges may be seen as part of the dual mission of research in a practice …