Journal Article
| Understanding occupational potential Author: Wicks, Alison Published: 2005, Oct Volume: 12 Issue no: 3 Page number(s): 130-139 |
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| This article enhances understanding of the construct of
occupational potential. It presents the findings of a study
that analysed the life stories of older Australian women, to
explore the influences that shaped their occupational
experiences across the life course. The study revealed that
occupational potential is a highly complex phenomenon
that gradually develops over time. It also showed that each
person’s occupational potential is unique, due to the
interaction of a host of personal and environmental
influences that affect its trajectory. Based on the study
findings, the author proposes an additional description of
occupational potential: people’s capacity to do what they
are required and have opportunity to do, to become who
they have the potential to be. It is recommended that the
term occupational potential be assimilated into the lexicon
of occupational science and that occupational science
expands its research agenda to further explore the
environmental influences on people’s occupations.
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Article: wicks.pdf  | |
