Unraveling the "greener pastures" concept : the phenomenology of internationally educated occupational therapists

Pineda, Roi Charles; Abad-Pinlac, Brenda; Yao, Daryl Patrick G.; Toribio, Fides Nadine Raya B.; Josephsson, Staffan; Sy, Michael Palapal

doi:10.1177/15394492231205885

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-29915

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Unraveling the "greener pastures" concept : the phenomenology of internationally educated occupational therapists
Authors:	Pineda, Roi Charles Abad-Pinlac, Brenda Yao, Daryl Patrick G. Toribio, Fides Nadine Raya B. Josephsson, Staffan Sy, Michael Palapal
et. al:	No
DOI:	10.1177/15394492231205885 10.21256/zhaw-29915
Published in:	OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health
Issue Date:	12-Oct-2023
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Sage
ISSN:	1539-4492 1938-2383
Language:	English
Subjects:	Cultural sensitivity; Culture sensitivity; International education; International migration; Phenomenology
Subject (DDC):	615.8515: Occupational therapy
Abstract:	The Philippines is one of the major labor exporters for health care workers in the world and occupational therapists are the second most likely professionals behind nurses to work in "greener pastures" overseas. This phenomenological study describes the migration experiences of Philippine-trained occupational therapists working in high-income, Anglophone countries. Researchers conducted online interview for 15 participants who were previously/currently unemployed/underemployed. Following an inductive approach to qualitative data analysis, themes were drawn from the migrant therapists' lived experiences. Four themes describe the migration experiences of Filipino occupational therapists: (a) realities of being an occupational therapist in the Philippines, (b) contradictions faced by Filipino occupational therapists upon migration, (c) when the pastures overseas are not greener, and (d) when the pastures overseas are indeed greener. The study contributes to the labor migration discourse in occupational therapy and the critical examination of the idea of "greener pastures."
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/29915
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	CC BY 4.0: Attribution 4.0 International
Departement:	School of Health Sciences
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Occupational Therapy (IER)
Appears in collections:	Publikationen Gesundheit

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Pineda, R. C., Abad-Pinlac, B., Yao, D. P. G., Toribio, F. N. R. B., Josephsson, S., & Sy, M. P. (2023). Unraveling the “greener pastures” concept : the phenomenology of internationally educated occupational therapists. OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health. https://doi.org/10.1177/15394492231205885

Pineda, R.C. et al. (2023) ‘Unraveling the ‘greener pastures’ concept : the phenomenology of internationally educated occupational therapists’, OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health [Preprint]. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/15394492231205885.

R. C. Pineda, B. Abad-Pinlac, D. P. G. Yao, F. N. R. B. Toribio, S. Josephsson, and M. P. Sy, “Unraveling the “greener pastures” concept : the phenomenology of internationally educated occupational therapists,” OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health, Oct. 2023, doi: 10.1177/15394492231205885.

PINEDA, Roi Charles, Brenda ABAD-PINLAC, Daryl Patrick G. YAO, Fides Nadine Raya B. TORIBIO, Staffan JOSEPHSSON und Michael Palapal SY, 2023. Unraveling the „greener pastures“ concept : the phenomenology of internationally educated occupational therapists. OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health. 12 Oktober 2023. DOI 10.1177/15394492231205885

Pineda, Roi Charles, Brenda Abad-Pinlac, Daryl Patrick G. Yao, Fides Nadine Raya B. Toribio, Staffan Josephsson, and Michael Palapal Sy. 2023. “Unraveling the “Greener Pastures” Concept : The Phenomenology of Internationally Educated Occupational Therapists.” OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health, October. https://doi.org/10.1177/15394492231205885.

Pineda, Roi Charles, et al. “Unraveling the “Greener Pastures” Concept : The Phenomenology of Internationally Educated Occupational Therapists.” OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health, Oct. 2023, https://doi.org/10.1177/15394492231205885.