Table 3 Key concepts discussed and related to aspects of professional reasoning (VP = viewpoint)
From: A Q-method approach to perceptions of professional reasoning in occupational therapy undergraduates
VP | Highly rated | Poorly rated | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Statements | Aspects of reasoning | Statements | Aspects of reasoning | |
1 | • interactive reasoning • community reinsertion • roles of the client | Narrative, conditional and interactive reasoning | • frames of reference • main diagnosis • illness | Scientific and procedural reasoning |
2 | • ethical reasoning • cooperative learning • academic education | Ethical and scientific reasoning | • images of people with disabilities • contact with people with disabilities • main problem of the client | Interactive and narrative reasoning |
3 | • assessments of the client • intervention planning • functionality of the client | Pragmatic reasoning | • referents in own learning • mentor | Related to highly pragmatic reasoning |
4 | (Not clearly identified) | – | • specific vocabulary and terminology • models of practise • frame of reference | Procedural reasoning |