Living with Dyslexia: A Phenomenological Study

Zusatztext

My study was focused on the question How do occupational therapy students identified as dyslexic cope with professional education; within college, practice and work-based contexts? Eight participants were selected taken from six different undergraduate cohorts. I chose interpretive phenomenology as the foundation upon which participant data were gathered and analysed.The revelatory themes constructed from the data reflected a number of issues pertaining to the participants coping strategies. On an institutional macro-level: meeting the needs of the students identified as dyslexic; by developing processes and systems of labelling and providing specific teaching and learning support. On an individual micro-level: the focus was on being labelled, the problems associated with disclosure, achievement and maintaining a sense of self in order to cope with the professional and academic demands of the course.

Autorenportrait

I have been an occupational therapist for many years and have had an interest in occupational therapy as well as professional education for almost as long. The research and subsequent thesis emerged from a deep interest in the profession, the journey into the profession and becoming a professional.

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