Sacred texts: A sceptical exploration of the assumptions underpinning theories of occupation;Les textes sacrés: Un examen sceptique des hypothèses qui sous-tendent les théories sur l'occupation

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 6-22

  Hammell, Karen Whalley ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Box 515 ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical thinking; Culture; Models; Occupational therapy theory; Post colonial theory

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; LEISURE; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PRODUCTIVITY; REVIEW; SELF CARE; THEORY; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; HAND; HEALTH STATUS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

CULTURE; ENVIRONMENT; HAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE;

EID: 62949218508     PISSN: 00084174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000841740907600105     Document Type: Review

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