Translating Occupational Justice Education Into Action: Reflections From an Exploratory Single Case Study

Area of Science:

• Occupational Science
• Occupational Therapy Education

Background:

• Growing literature on occupational justice, human rights, and power redistribution.
• Need to understand how students translate occupational justice concepts into real-world actions.

Purpose of the Study:

• To explore factors influencing a former student's engagement in social protests after occupational justice education.
• To identify needs for integrating occupational justice into academic curricula.

Main Methods:

• Exploratory single case study.
• Analysis of curricular, university, and regional factors.
• Student's reflections on her experiences.

Main Results:

• Curricular, university, and regional factors influenced the student's social protest engagement.
• Student's reflections emphasized the need for practical application and critical reflection on occupational justice.

Conclusions:

• Classroom opportunities are crucial for students to apply and critically reflect on occupational justice knowledge.
• Future research should explore comparative studies on occupational justice education and student engagement.