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Occupational Justice as Praxis: Educating for Liberation, Inclusion, and Human Rights
Teaching Theories of Occupation in Occupational Therapy, pp.175-213
Routledge, 1st
2026
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Abstract
This chapter presents occupational justice theory as a pedagogical and advocacy framework within occupation-centred education. It describes how systemic and structural factors shape occupational participation and explains the occupational justice-related concepts: occupational alienation, imbalance, deprivation, marginalisation, apartheid, and displacement. Drawing on Paulo Freire's critical pedagogy and decolonial philosophies like Ubuntu, our chapter proposes transformative teaching strategies that foster student agency, critical reflexivity, and social responsiveness. Through experiential, community-based, and dialogical learning, educators are encouraged to challenge dominant paradigms and cultivate future practitioners committed to equity, inclusion, and human rights. Occupational justice is presented not only as a theoretical construct but also as an essential tool for enabling meaningful occupational participation and social change.
Details
- Title
- Occupational Justice as Praxis: Educating for Liberation, Inclusion, and Human Rights
- Creators
- Daniel Cezar da Cruz - Leeds Beckett UniversityClement Nhunzvi - Southern Cross UniversityRoshan Galvaan - University of Cape Town
- Contributors
- Daniel Cezar da Cruz (Editor) - Leeds Beckett University
- Publication Details
- Teaching Theories of Occupation in Occupational Therapy, pp.175-213
- Publisher
- Routledge; Oxon, UK
- Edition
- 1st
- Identifiers
- 991013376444002368
- Copyright
- © 2026 selection and editorial matter, Daniel Cezar da Cruz; individual chapters, the contributors.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter