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Qualitative Research in Occupational Therapy provides an overview of t he need for qualitative inquiry of occupation, occupational therapy pr actices and the experiences of occupational therapy clients. It also e xplains and illustrates the natural fit between the beliefs and assump tions of occupational therapy and those of the qualitative paradigm of scientific inquiry. In addition to overviews of types of studies and the major strategies of research data collection, this text distinguis hes itself from most others by including a series of narratives on the research journey. In addition, reprints of select published studies i llustrate the richness of qualitative studies in occupational therapy.

Preface

vii

Acknowledgments

ix

Contributors

x

About the Authors

xi

PART I Introduction

1

(10)

Qualitative Research in Occupational Therapy

3

(8)

Joanne Valiant Cook

PART II Strategies of Design and Inquiry

11

(78)

Participant Action Research

13

(11)

Deborah Corring

In-depth Interviewing

24

(34)

Deborah Laliberte-Rudman

Sandra Moll

Appendix A Initial Interview Guide for Study Conducted with Seniors

52

(2)

Appendix B Final Interview Guide for Study Conducted with Seniors

54

(2)

Appendix C Letter of Information---Occupational Therapist Study

56

(1)

Appendix D Consent Form---Occupational Therapist Study

57

(1)

Participant Observation as a Research Strategy

58

(17)

Karen L. Rebeiro

Focus Group Research

75

(14)

Deborah Corring

PART III Personal Research Journeys

89

(68)

The Data Collection Journey: Variations on the ``Tea Party`` Theme

91

(7)

Laura MacGregor

Nobody Told Me It Would Be Like This: The Trials and Triumphs of a Research Journey

98

(15)

Jennifer E. Landry

The Right Way, The Wrong Way, My Way

113

(9)

Susan Nagle

From a Personal Interest to a Research Program

122

(10)

Ruth Segal

In Order to Make a Difference: A Research Journey

132

(25)

Karen L. Rebeiro

PART IV Qualitative Research Studies of Occupation, Occupational Therapists, and Client Experiences

157

(166)

Understanding the Potential of Occupation: A Qualitative Exploration of Seniors' Perspectives on Activity

163

(15)

Deborah Laliberte-Rudman

Joanne Valiant Cook

Helene Polatajko

The Extraordinary Construction of Ordinary Experience: Scheduling Daily Life in Families with Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

178

(9)

Ruth Segal

Gelya Frank

Voluntarism as Occupation

187

(10)

Karen L. Rebeiro

John Allen

Doing for Others: Occupations within Families with Children Who Have Special Needs

197

(10)

Ruth Segal

Opportunity, Not Prescription: An Exploratory Study of the Experience of Occupational Engagement

207

(17)

Karen L. Rebeiro

Joanne V. Cook

The Use of Standardized Assessment in Occupational Therapy: The BaFPE-R as an Example

224

(11)

Mary F. Managh

Jonne Valiant Cook

Innovation and Leadership in a Mental Health Facility

235

(17)

Joanne Valiant Cook

``Doing'' in Mental Health Practice: Therapists' Beliefs About Why It Works

252

(12)

Sandra Moll

Joanne Valiant Cook

Enjoyment Experiences as Described by Persons with Schizophrenia: A Qualitative Study

264

(13)

Heather Emerson

Joanne Cook

Helene Polatajko

Ruth Segal

Client-centred Care Means That I Am a Valued Human Being

277

(16)

Deborah Corring

Joanne Cook

The Labyrinth of Community Mental Health: In Search of Meaningful Occupation

293

(14)

Karen L. Rebeiro

Exploration of the Perspectives of Persons with Schizophrenia Regarding Quality of Life

307

(16)

Deborah Laliberte-Rudman

Betty Yu

Elizabeth Scott

Parnian Pajouhandeh

PART V An Annotated Bibliography of Selected Further Reading

323

(6)

Index

329

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