Promise

Abstract

What is the promise of occupational science? Occupational science is under construction in response to differing historical intents, but the time for visions of what occupational science should be has passed. The nature of occupational science is evident in its body of work, in its underlying structures, and in the remaining challenges to its development. How will occupational science fulfill its promise?

Keywords:

• Development of occupational science
• Levels of research
• Institutional structures
• Future of occupational science