Students’ vocational knowledge can be defined as all knowledge students require performing within occupational practice. In the context of vocational education and training, students’ vocational knowledge is often discussed from a perspective of either what should be taught and learned in schools or …

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this exploratory study was to obtain greater insight into the effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) on the mental health of employees. METHODS: Using PsycINFO, PubMed, and CINAHL, we performed a systematic review …

OBJECTIVES: To elucidate the role and pathways of psychosocial home demands, psychosocial home resources, and psychosocial job resources in relation to sickness absence among nurses working in residential elder care. METHODS: Longitudinal (SEM) analyses with bootstrapping with a 1 year follow-up among …

The focus of the thesis is an exploration into students’ vocational knowledge in the context of Dutch vocational education and training (VET). The reason students’ vocational knowledge requires exploration is because there is no consensus among scholars in the field of VET about how to theorise the nature …

Die Auswirkung der Occupational Transition Coming-Out von homosexuellen Menschen auf die Occupational Identity wurde bislang wenig untersucht. Die vorliegende Arbeit soll zum Verständnis beitragen, wie Betätigungen die Identitätsanpassung während der Transition Coming-Out unterstützen und begleiten …

Bisher finden Jugendliche nur im Zusammenhang mit Beeinträchtigungen den Weg in die Ergotherapie. Um die Jugendphase aus ergotherapeutischer Perspektive zu erfassen, ist das Ziel dieser Arbeit, das Erleben der Occupational Transition vom Kind zum Erwachsenen aus Sicht Jugendlicher darzustellen.

Movement is an essential part of our lives. Throughout our lifetime, we acquire many different motor skills that are necessary to take care of ourselves (e.g., eating, dressing), to work (e.g., typing, using tools, care for others) and to pursue our hobbies (e.g., running, dancing, painting). However, …

Theoretical works in occupational therapy and occupational science have explored the refugee experience through an occupational lens, and explored the potential for occupational therapy in this field. Currently, there exists a lack of literature which includes refugees in these explorations. Recognising …