Abstract
As preliminary study to establish teaching methods on occupational therapy at undergraduate and graduate level, we have examined research trend on the subject. After analyzing 91 studies from "The Journal of Japanese Association of Occupational Therapists", "The Japanese Journal of Occupational Therapy" and other published in last five years, we have found that they could be classified into four categories. #1 curriculum. #2 class work. #3 clinical internship. #4 other. 8 studies were dealing with curriculum ; number of hours for clinical internship, comparison of professional training schools, colleges and universities, comparison with Japan and other countries, designated rules, validity of curricula at professional training schools from the point of view of clinical facilities. 17 studies were about class-related subjects : teaching methods to let students themselves find appropriate occupational therapy approaches, class utilizing one's early clinical experience, etc. Only "basic occupationology" examined teaching methods with specific class subjects. There were 35 studies dealing with clinical internship : the ideal method of clinical training in community, a shortage of clinical internship facilities, arguments about the way to improve the quality of clinical supervisor, a different view of training goals between supervisors and students, degree of satisfaction from training for supervisors and students, students′ problems on clinical internship. Other studies covered on tendencies of occupational therapy students′personalities, guidance about what to do after graduation. However, we have found that most studies are still in the practice report level and few deal with teaching methods.
