Entry-level occupational therapy therapists are expected to conduct evaluations and provide interventions that are both effective and cost-efficient. To help students achieve this goal by the time of graduation, educational programs in occupational therapy provide as many learning experiences as possible for gaining technical skills in performing evaluations and interventions on clients with re...

Previous research on the relationship between Machiavellianism and academic achievement has yielded mixed results. The present study supports the hypothesis of a negative relationship between scores on Mach IV scale and grade point average in a sample of 82 undergraduate students. The modern concept of Machiavellianism was derived from the ideas of Machiavelli as published in The Prince in 1532...

Despite the promising future of employment opportunities in occupations related to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), women remain underrepresented some STEM occupational fields. We use data from Panel Study Income Dynamics study role gender differences achievement self-perceived ability math during childhood, along with parental occupation (science-related versus non-sci...

This paper investigates the impact of the School Breakfast Program (SBP) on cognitive achievement. The SBP is a federal entitlement program that offers breakfast to any student, including free breakfast for any low-income student, who attends a school that participates in the program. To increase the availability of the SBP, many states mandate that schools participate in the program if the per...

The theme of this speciaJ issue of the Amen'can Journal of Occupational Therapy (AJO!) is functional outcomes of occupational therap)' praCtice. The focus on functional outcomes is critical because it targets attention appropriately on the patient. Patients who come to occupational therapy share several expectations about the services they receive. First, they expect that the choice of interven...