Beyond active learning: a case study of teaching practices in an occupation-centered curriculum.

Although occupation-centered curricula are highly promoted, the teaching processes that convey such designs remain unclear. This case study elucidated occupation-centered teaching practices. Interview and observational data were collected over 8 weeks, and analysis involved coding transcriptions, da...

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Published in:American Journal of Occupational Therapy Vol. 60; no. 5; pp. 551 - 563
Main Author: Hooper B
Format: case study research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: American Occupational Therapy Association Sep/Oct2006
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        affil: Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy Graduate Program, Health Sciences and Services Building, University of New Mexico, MSC09 5240, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131; bhooper@salud.unm.edu
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          Curriculum
          Education, Graduate
          Education, Occupational Therapy
          Occupations and Professions
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          Learning Methods
          Qualitative Studies
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      ab: Although occupation-centered curricula are highly promoted, the teaching processes that convey such designs remain unclear. This case study elucidated occupation-centered teaching practices. Interview and observational data were collected over 8 weeks, and analysis involved coding transcriptions, data matrices, concept maps, journaling, and writing. Participants augmented active learning strategies with strategies that linked course topics to the subject of occupation. The use of linking strategies suggested that: (a) course content was treated as two-tiered; (b) neither content nor instructional processes were inherently occupation-centered; and (c) subject-centered education strengthens social learning theories. Although curricula may appear occupation-centered based on a curriculum description and course content, ultimately 'linking opportunities' in the classroom constitute an essential feature that demarcates a program as occupation-centered.
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