The development of occupational science outside the Anglophone sphere: Enacting global collaboration

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Table 1. Session Overview

Session 1: 4^th Joint Research Conference of the Society for the Study of Occupation: USA (SSO:USA) and the Canadian Society of Occupational Scientists (CSOS) – Portland, Maine. September 29, 2016
		Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3
Introduction to the session	Introduction to the methodology Metaplan	Statements exercise using Plickers	Reflections on: - Cultural translation - Diversity within diversity - Language barriers	- Metaplan - Individual Reflection - Share and discussion in groups - Sharing issues and strategies - Voting for priorities for action	Closing Remarks
Session 2: 4^th Conference of Occupational Science Europe – Hildesheim, Germany. September 8, 2017
	Stage 1	Stage 2		Stage 3
Introduction to the session	Statements exercise using Plickers	Reflections on: - Cultural translation - Diversity within diversity - Language barriers	Introduction to the methodology Metaplan	- Metaplan - Individual Reflection - Share and discussion in groups - Sharing issues and strategies - Voting for priorities for action	Closing Remarks

Added to session 2: Online discussion while the session was streamed in real time using https://todaysmeet.com/OS_outside_anglophone

Table 2. Statement Exercise Responses I

Session 1: 4^th Joint Research Conference of the Society for the Study of Occupation: USA (SSO:USA) and the Canadian Society of Occupational Scientists (CSOS) – Portland, Maine. September 29, 2016
Statements	Response options
	A: The majority of people	B: Several people	C: A minority of people	D: I do not have a formed opinion
“We have been doing occupational science long before it was formally recognized in the US”	21%	37%	21%	21%
“Finally, we have our own place, where we can study and name our practices from an occupational perspective”	5.5%	44.5%	50%	0
“I am not convinced that occupational science is advancing occupational therapy practices and theories”	52.7%	5.3%	31.5%	10.5%
“Occupational science is embedded in the nature of what we do as occupational therapists”	5.8%	23.3%	47.6%	23.3%

Table 3. Statement Exercise Responses II

Session 2: 4^th Conference of Occupational Science Europe – Hildesheim, Germany. September 8, 2017
Statements	Response options
	A: True	B: False
“A universal understanding of occupation is achievable across the globe”	62%	38%
“Occupational science is going to compete with occupational therapy, which may hinder the occupational therapy’s chances of improvement”	14%	86%
“Occupational science is embedded in the nature of what we do as occupational therapists”	69%	31%
“I am not convinced that occupational science is advancing occupational therapy practices and theories”	23%	73%
“Not all the OS concepts and definitions apply to the context in which I work and do research”	79%	21%
“Finally, we have our own place, where we can study and name our practices from an occupational perspective”	42%	58%
“We have been doing occupational science long before it was formally recognized in the US”	71%	29%