scholarly journals Closing the Gap: Research, Policy, Practice, and Shared Parenting

2014 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 152-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marsha Kline Pruett ◽  
J. Herbie DiFonzo
Keyword(s):  
Research Policy ◽  
Policy Practice ◽  
Shared Parenting ◽  
Closing The Gap

Conclusion

2020 ◽  
pp. 113-122
Author(s):  
Harris Beider ◽  
Kusminder Chahal
Keyword(s):  
Working Class ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Coalition Building ◽  
Political Organizations ◽  
Detailed Understanding ◽  
Policy Practice ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
Politics And Culture ◽  
White Working Class

This concluding chapter addresses the issues of defining white working-class communities; the challenges of choosing a president; the importance of qualitative data and lived experiences in revealing a granular and detailed understanding of macro-changes in society; and the prospects of cross-racial coalition building. Looking ahead to the 2020 presidential elections and beyond, the chapter questions whether policymakers and researchers will learn from the messages of this research and others about the lived experiences of white working-class communities and their own sense of being left behind. The chapter then argues for a radical overhaul of the way in which white working-class communities are discussed, engaged with, and represented by policymakers and political organizations. Returning to the context of rising populism across the globe, white working-class communities cannot simply be ignored. Rather the white working class should be considered to be as diverse as any other group, an important legacy population, and a community that has a range of views shaped by location, politics, and culture. This opens up the prospect of exciting possibilities for research, policy, practice, and coalition building.

scholarly journals Occupational therapy: The key to unlocking locked-up occupations during the COVID-19 pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sureshkumar Kamalakannan ◽  
Stuti Chakraborty
Keyword(s):  
Research Policy ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
Innovative Strategies ◽  
Policy Practice ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Pragmatic Strategies ◽  
Global Population

Occupations refer to the everyday activities that people do as individuals, in families and with communities to occupy time and bring meaning and purpose to life. It is not always limited to just paid employment. Occupations of the global population have been adversely affected in one way or the other because of this COVID-19 pandemic. Four different key sects of occupations were majorly affected. These are the occupations of those who are or were COVID-positive, occupations of healthy individuals affected by COVID-19/lockdown, occupations of the population highly susceptible and vulnerable of contracting COVID-19 and occupations having a direct impact on global market, supply chain or economy. These occupations were locked up due to the pandemic lockdown. Occupational therapists can scientifically analyse occupations and help formulate exit strategies for the lockdown. They are experts who understand and study the different ways of measuring participation in occupation to develop innovative strategies and therapeutic interventions to facilitate individuals’ engagement in occupations. They can unravel the pragmatic strategies for preventing transmission (physical distancing, hand hygiene, personal protective equipment usage and decontamination) despite engaging in occupations safely and effectively. Nourishing this niche and essential science is pertinent, not just in this pandemic context but also against a backdrop of health and social care research, policy, practice and education for the future.

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