Gail E. Whiteford, PhD is Pro-Vice Chancellor Inclusion, McQuarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Clare Hocking, PhD is Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Science and Therapy, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.

• Dedication viiAbout the Editors ixContributors xiPreface xvPart I: Introduction1 Introduction to critical perspectives in occupational science 3Clare Hocking and Gail E. Whiteford2 What would Paulo Freire think of occupational science? 8Lilian MagalhãesPart II: Understanding occupation3 Transactionalism: Occupational science and the pragmatic attitude 23Malcolm P. Cutchin and Virginia A. Dickie4 Understanding the discursive development of occupation: Historico-political perspectives 38Sarah Kantartzis and Matthew Molineux5 Occupations through the looking glass: Reflecting on occupational scientists’ ontological assumptions 54Clare HockingPart III: Ways of knowing occupation6 Knowledge paradigms in occupational science: Pluralistic perspectives 69Elizabeth Anne Kinsella7 Occupation and ideology 86Ben Sellar8 Governing through occupation: Shaping expectations and possibilities 100Debbie Laliberte Rudman9 When occupation goes ‘wrong’: A critical reflection on risk discourses and their relevance in shaping occupation 117Silke Dennhardt and Debbie Laliberte RudmanPart IV: Ways of doing in occupational science10 The case for multiple research methodologies 137Valerie A. Wright-St Clair11 Occupational choice: The significance of socio-economic and political factors 152Roshan Galvaan12 The International Society for Occupational Science: A critique of its role in facilitating the development of occupational science through international networks and intercultural dialogue 163Alison WicksPart V: Visioning a way forward13 Occupation, inclusion and participation 187Gail E. Whiteford and Robert B. PereiraIndex 209

“It was useful that the book chose to include and highlight the International Society for Occupational Science…. It seems to have a key part to play in the development of occupational science.”  (British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 1 February 2013)

Gail E. Whiteford, PhD is Pro-Vice Chancellor Inclusion, McQuarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Clare Hocking, PhD is Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Science and Therapy, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.

• Dedication viiAbout the Editors ixContributors xiPreface xvPart I: Introduction1 Introduction to critical perspectives in occupational science 3Clare Hocking and Gail E. Whiteford2 What would Paulo Freire think of occupational science? 8Lilian MagalhãesPart II: Understanding occupation3 Transactionalism: Occupational science and the pragmatic attitude 23Malcolm P. Cutchin and Virginia A. Dickie4 Understanding the discursive development of occupation: Historico-political perspectives 38Sarah Kantartzis and Matthew Molineux5 Occupations through the looking glass: Reflecting on occupational scientists’ ontological assumptions 54Clare HockingPart III: Ways of knowing occupation6 Knowledge paradigms in occupational science: Pluralistic perspectives 69Elizabeth Anne Kinsella7 Occupation and ideology 86Ben Sellar8 Governing through occupation: Shaping expectations and possibilities 100Debbie Laliberte Rudman9 When occupation goes ‘wrong’: A critical reflection on risk discourses and their relevance in shaping occupation 117Silke Dennhardt and Debbie Laliberte RudmanPart IV: Ways of doing in occupational science10 The case for multiple research methodologies 137Valerie A. Wright-St Clair11 Occupational choice: The significance of socio-economic and political factors 152Roshan Galvaan12 The International Society for Occupational Science: A critique of its role in facilitating the development of occupational science through international networks and intercultural dialogue 163Alison WicksPart V: Visioning a way forward13 Occupation, inclusion and participation 187Gail E. Whiteford and Robert B. PereiraIndex 209

“It was useful that the book chose to include and highlight the International Society for Occupational Science…. It seems to have a key part to play in the development of occupational science.”  (British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 1 February 2013)

Gail E. Whiteford, PhD is Pro-Vice Chancellor Inclusion, McQuarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Clare Hocking, PhD is Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Science and Therapy, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.

• Dedication viiAbout the Editors ixContributors xiPreface xvPart I: Introduction1 Introduction to critical perspectives in occupational science 3Clare Hocking and Gail E. Whiteford2 What would Paulo Freire think of occupational science? 8Lilian MagalhãesPart II: Understanding occupation3 Transactionalism: Occupational science and the pragmatic attitude 23Malcolm P. Cutchin and Virginia A. Dickie4 Understanding the discursive development of occupation: Historico-political perspectives 38Sarah Kantartzis and Matthew Molineux5 Occupations through the looking glass: Reflecting on occupational scientists’ ontological assumptions 54Clare HockingPart III: Ways of knowing occupation6 Knowledge paradigms in occupational science: Pluralistic perspectives 69Elizabeth Anne Kinsella7 Occupation and ideology 86Ben Sellar8 Governing through occupation: Shaping expectations and possibilities 100Debbie Laliberte Rudman9 When occupation goes ‘wrong’: A critical reflection on risk discourses and their relevance in shaping occupation 117Silke Dennhardt and Debbie Laliberte RudmanPart IV: Ways of doing in occupational science10 The case for multiple research methodologies 137Valerie A. Wright-St Clair11 Occupational choice: The significance of socio-economic and political factors 152Roshan Galvaan12 The International Society for Occupational Science: A critique of its role in facilitating the development of occupational science through international networks and intercultural dialogue 163Alison WicksPart V: Visioning a way forward13 Occupation, inclusion and participation 187Gail E. Whiteford and Robert B. PereiraIndex 209

“It was useful that the book chose to include and highlight the International Society for Occupational Science…. It seems to have a key part to play in the development of occupational science.”  (British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 1 February 2013)