Document Type
Scholarship
Abstract
This paper explores the lived experience of the initial two Chinese professionals, competitively selected by a Traditional Chinese Medicine University, to attend and graduate from the Creighton University entry-level Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) program. The process and challenges facing implementation of an international collaborative relationship between a Jesuit university and a public higher education institution in China is considered along with the challenges facing international students immersed in Jesuit health care education. Highlights of differences between Eastern and Western higher education are suggested in the discussion. A review of Jesuit education in China provides the historical background and context for collaborative engagement between Chinese and Jesuit universities to meet the health care needs for rehabilitation services in China. The Chinese professionals’ perspectives as students is iterated based on interviews focused on learning styles, learning environment, spirituality and academic support. The graduates’ perceptions of the value of their Jesuit education and experience in occupational therapy, a developing profession in China, and their reflection, integration and impact of incorporating the Ignatian values into their current professional employment as occupational therapists is discussed.
Recommended Citation
Patterson, Angela and Bracciano, Alfred G.. "Developing an Ignatian Pedagogy for Occupational Therapy Education in China: The Lived Experience of the First Two Entry Level OTD, Jesuit Trained Clinicians." Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal Vol. 9: No. 1 (2019) . Available at: https://epublications.regis.edu/jhe/vol9/iss1/6
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Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education Commons, International and Comparative Education Commons, Occupational Therapy Commons, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Commons
