This study examined the experience of occupational therapy clinicians who do research to
illuminate factors that influenced their research, the processes involved, and the outcomes …

Few occupational therapy clinicians are research productive even though their involvement
in research is encouraged. The role of 'research‐practitioner'is put forward as a means by …

This study used an open-ended self-report survey to define 'research'and 'researcher'from
the clinician's perspective. Seventy-five occupational therapists working in 6 acute care …

-'he major challenge facing the profession of occupational therapy today is the critical need
for research that validates claims made for the therapist's use of occupations. Al-though the …

(Barris & Kielhofner, 1985; Baum, Boyle, & Edwards, 1984; Grady, 1987; Polatajko &
MacKinnon, 1987) and investigations of clinicians' attitudes toward research and research …

Two hundred and seventy occupational therapy clinicians, whose primary or secondary
employment function was in direct patient service, were surveyed to determine their …

SUMMARY The Scholarship of Practice involves an ongoing, reflective discourse among the
theoretical concepts of occupational therapy, the empirical verification of those concepts …

This article describes the concept of incorporating occupational therapy research during
fieldwork. Three models are presented that use applied research within a framework of …

The Perceived Impact of Research on the Activities and Evaluation of Occupational Therapy
Faculty Page 1 126 PARHAM O'Hagan, F. J., Sandys, E.J., & Swanson, WI (1984). Educational …

Background. In the late 1980s, occupational science was introduced as a basic discipline
that would provide a foundation for occupational therapy. As occupational science grows …