Assessment without standardization? Occupational therapy in a farm school in South Africa

Zara Harris

Assessment without standardization? Occupational therapy in a farm school in South Africa

Authors

Zara Harris

Keywords:

School-based occupational therapy, Volunteer work, Evaluation, Learning disabilities, Farm School, International School, Standardized testing in the developing world

Abstract

This article is a narrative about an English/American, school-basal occupational therapists volunteer activity in an all black farm school in South Africa. It describes how she balances her experience and practice in an international school compared to a farm school and comes to terms with using non-scientific methods to provide intervention.