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dc.contributor.authorSerrata-Malfitano, AP
dc.contributor.authorMonzeli, GA
dc.contributor.authorBardi, G
dc.contributor.authorEsquerdo-Lopes, R
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-06T01:50:50Z
dc.date.available2020-02-06T01:50:50Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.issn0120-0011
dc.identifier.doi10.15446/revfacmed.v66n3.63395
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/391130
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: The production of knowledge in Occupational Therapy has been making progress worldwide. Objective: To understand how Occupational Therapy has developed as an academic discipline, particularly with respect to its areas of research at different universities. Methods: The Occupational Therapy postgraduate programs around the world (such as master’s degrees and doctoral programs), registered at World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) until 2015, were mapped and the websites of each program were visited to complete the information. Results: Data from 266 institutions that offered postgraduate programs were collected and analyzed. As of 2015, there were 348 programs in 11 countries; 225 professional master’s degrees, 69 academic master’s degrees, 30 post-professional doctorates in Occupational Therapy (PPOTD), and 24 academic doctorates (PhD). Such programs have existed since 1918 and had two major growth periods in 1940 and 1990. Conclusions: The number of postgraduate programs in occupational therapy is fairly limited. Only 16% of the countries that offer undergraduate courses also have master’s or doctoral programs. There are few postgraduate programs, especially at the doctoral level, which has limited the academic scope of this field. Introducción. La producción de conocimiento en el área de terapia ocupacional ha avanzado en todo el mundo. Objetivo. Comprender cómo se ha desarrollado el campo de la terapia ocupacional como disciplina académica, en particular en lo que se refiere a sus áreas de investigación en las universidades. Materiales y métodos. Se mapearon los programas de postgrado en terapia ocupacional (maestrías y doctorados, académicos y profesionales) que fueron registrados en la Federación Mundial de Terapeutas Ocupacionales (WFOT) hasta 2015. También se consultaron los sitios web de cada programa para completar las informaciones. Resultados. Se recogieron y analizaron datos de 266 instituciones que ofrecían programas de postgrado en terapia ocupacional. Hasta 2015, había 348 programas en 11 países: 225 maestrías profesionales, 69 maestrías académicas, 30 doctorados profesionales (OTD) y 24 doctorados académicos (PhD). Este tipo de especializaciones existen desde 1918 y han tenido dos grandes períodos de crecimiento: uno en 1940 y otro 1990. Conclusiones. El número de programas de posgrado en terapia ocupacional, especialmente a nivel doctoral, es bastante limitado. Soflo el 16% de los países que ofrecen cursos de pregrado también incluyen programas de maestría o doctorado.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherUniversidad Nacional de Colombia * Facultad de Medicina
dc.publisher.placeColombia
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom335
dc.relation.ispartofpageto341
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalRevista Facultad de Medicina
dc.relation.ispartofvolume66
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSpecialist studies in education
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3202
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3904
dc.titleScope of occupational therapy postgraduate degrees around the world
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationSerrata-Malfitano, AP; Monzeli, GA; Bardi, G; Esquerdo-Lopes, R, Scope of occupational therapy postgraduate degrees around the world, Revista Facultad de Medicina, 2018, 66 (3), pp. 335-341
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