Notes on evaluating the ecology of rehabilitation praxis

Thomas A. Schwandt

doi:10.1080/15017410309512613

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Notes on evaluating the ecology of rehabilitation praxis

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Thomas A. Schwandt

University of Illinois, USA and part time professor at Statens kunnskaps- og utviklingssenter for helhetlig rehabilitering (SKUR) [National Center for Comprehensive Rehabilitation Research and Development] in Norway

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Rehabilitation services are typically regarded as an intervention, delivered by a professional service provider, designed to achieve the outcome of functional improvement in the life of the client or patient The primary evaluation question is whether that intervention is an effective and efficient means to the given end of functional improvement I suggest an alternative way of thinking of both rehabilitation and evaluation: The phrase ‘ecology of rehabilitation praxis’ is used to emphasize that rehabilitation is a matter of a situated, lived, technical, moral, and political interaction of people with their environment, with each other, and with the artifacts of their environment Three conceptual tools are discussed for understanding the ecology of rehabilitation praxis: community‐based practice philosophy, community of practice, and the discursive nature of a practice. When rehabilitation is conceived as ecology, and not simply a treatment, then a different way of thinking about evaluation is required.

How to Cite: Schwandt, T.A., 2009. Notes on evaluating the ecology of rehabilitation praxis. Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, 5(1), pp.93–105. DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/15017410309512613

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[CIT0001] Burbules , N. C. and Bruce , B. C. (2001). . “Theory and research on teaching as dialogue. ”. In Handbook of Research on Teaching, . , 4th Edition , Edited by: Richardson , V. [city: Washington, DC]: : American Educational Research Association. .

[CIT0002] Burbules , N. C. and Rice , S. (1991). . Dialogue across differences: Continuing the conversation. . Harvard Educational Review , 61((4)): : 393.–.

[CIT0003] Davies , B. and Harre , R. (1990). . Positioning: The discursive production of selves. . Journal for the Theory of Social Behavior , 20((1)): : 43.–.

[CIT0004] Denhardt , R. B. and Denhardt , J. V. (2000). . The new public service: Serving rather than steering. . Public Administration Review , 60((6)): : 549.–.

[CIT0005] Eldar , R. (2000). . A conceptual proposal for the study of the quality of rehabilitation care. . Disability and Rehabilitation , 22((4)): : 163.–.

[CIT0006] Flyvbjerg , B. (2001). . Making Social Science Matter. , [city: Cambridge], , England: : Cambridge University Press. .

[CIT0007] Kendall , E. , Buys , N. and Larner , J. (2000). . Community‐based service delivery in rehabilitation: The promise and the paradox. . Disability and Rehabilitation , 22((10)): : 435.–.

[CIT0008] Lindqvist , R. and Tamm , M. (1999). . Rehabilitation in the home—Interplay and conflicts between different parties. . Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research , 1((2)): : 44.–.

[CIT0009] NOU (2001). . . “From User to Citizen: A Strategy for the Dismantling of Disabling Barriers”. . : 22. Summary in English of NOU 2001:.

[CIT0010] NOU (1998). . . “Use for Everyone”. . : 18. (original title: Det er bruk for alle), Short English version of NOU 1998:.

[CIT0011] Solvang , P. (2000). . The emergence of an Us and Them discourse in disability theory. . Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research , 2((1)): : 3.–.

[CIT0012] Sosial‐ og Helsedepartementet (1998–99). . . “Responsibility and Empowerment: Towards a Holistic Rehabilitation Policy”. . (n.d.) Summary in English of Report no.21 to the Storting.

[CIT0013] Wenger , E. (1998). . Communities of Practice: Learning, Meaning and Identity. , [city: New York]: : Cambridge University Press. .

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Editorial

Notes on evaluating the ecology of rehabilitation praxis

Author:

Thomas A. Schwandt

University of Illinois, USA and part time professor at Statens kunnskaps- og utviklingssenter for helhetlig rehabilitering (SKUR) [National Center for Comprehensive Rehabilitation Research and Development] in Norway

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