Virginia A Dickie
Biographic Data
| ID | 9307083 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Virginia A Dickie |
| GIVEN NAMES | Virginia A |
| FAMILY NAME | Dickie |
| SIGNATURE | DICKIE V A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Foregrounding the transactional perspective’s community orientation
More than 10 years after our publication in this journal introducing the transactional perspective on occupation, we take the opportunity with others in this special issue to critically examine and suggest enhancements to the perspective. Here we lay the groundwork for what could be a new phase in the transactional perspective’s development by arguing for the value of its community-level orientation toward processes of occupation, inquiry, and pr…
Transactional Perspectives on Occupation
Are occupations ‘processes too complicated to explain'? What we can learn by trying
The life history of a pot is used as a device to demonstrate how pottery making incorporates not only those who make the pots and their actions, but also materials, social systems, history, aesthetics, and much more. I suggest that the life history rubric provides a structure to compare across systems of production and cultures, or to expand analysis at any stage. Finally, Dewey's transactional perspective is proposed as a theoretical perspective…
From Drunkard's Path to Kansas Cyclones
This essay discusses how the author missed the significance of creativity in the process of the quilt making she was studying. This is attributed to societal views of what is creative. However, in listening to what quilt makers said, it became evident that creativity was a significant source of meaning in what they did. The paper proposes that doing is essential to being creative, and is supported by the structure and ruleii of traditional crafts…
From Drunkard's Path to Kansas Cyclones
This essay discusses how the author missed the significance of creativity in the process of the quilt making she was studying. This is attributed to societal views of what is creative. However, in listening to what quilt makers said, it became evident that creativity was a significant source of meaning in what they did. The paper proposes that doing is essential to being creative, and is supported by the structure and ruleii of traditional crafts…
Foregrounding the transactional perspective’s community orientation
More than 10 years after our publication in this journal introducing the transactional perspective on occupation, we take the opportunity with others in this special issue to critically examine and suggest enhancements to the perspective. Here we lay the groundwork for what could be a new phase in the transactional perspective’s development by arguing for the value of its community-level orientation toward processes of occupation, inquiry, and pr…
Are occupations ‘processes too complicated to explain'? What we can learn by trying
The life history of a pot is used as a device to demonstrate how pottery making incorporates not only those who make the pots and their actions, but also materials, social systems, history, aesthetics, and much more. I suggest that the life history rubric provides a structure to compare across systems of production and cultures, or to expand analysis at any stage. Finally, Dewey's transactional perspective is proposed as a theoretical perspective…
From Drunkard's Path to Kansas Cyclones
This essay discusses how the author missed the significance of creativity in the process of the quilt making she was studying. This is attributed to societal views of what is creative. However, in listening to what quilt makers said, it became evident that creativity was a significant source of meaning in what they did. The paper proposes that doing is essential to being creative, and is supported by the structure and ruleii of traditional crafts…
Are occupations ‘processes too complicated to explain'? What we can learn by trying
The life history of a pot is used as a device to demonstrate how pottery making incorporates not only those who make the pots and their actions, but also materials, social systems, history, aesthetics, and much more. I suggest that the life history rubric provides a structure to compare across systems of production and cultures, or to expand analysis at any stage. Finally, Dewey's transactional perspective is proposed as a theoretical perspective…
Transactional Perspectives on Occupation
Foregrounding the transactional perspective’s community orientation
More than 10 years after our publication in this journal introducing the transactional perspective on occupation, we take the opportunity with others in this special issue to critically examine and suggest enhancements to the perspective. Here we lay the groundwork for what could be a new phase in the transactional perspective’s development by arguing for the value of its community-level orientation toward processes of occupation, inquiry, and pr…
Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Occupational Therapy Practice and Research (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Transactional analysis (2 works) · Transactional leadership (2 works) · Active listening (1 work)