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Using occupational science to study occupational transitions in the realm of work: from micro to macro levels.

For the past five years, Drs. Shaw and Laliberte Rudman have explored occupational science concepts related to occupational transitions and their impact on health, well-being and productivity. For instance, Dr. Shaw has expanded her research on return to work to include and address system barriers to support persons with disabilities in resuming meaningful social and work participation. Dr. Laliberte Rudman has developed a program of research focused on the contemporary re-shaping of retirement, examining this macrolevel transformation in the work-retirement transition through analysis of policy and media discourse. In addition, drawing on narratives of middle-aged and older individuals, she is examining how the work-retirement transition is understood and negotiated in relation to broader macro level transformations. This special issue of the journal of WORK is part of our journey in networking with other researchers around the globe who share a common interest in investigating transitions into, within, and out of productive work occupations. Our initial call for papers was unique in that we asked for contributions addressing occupational transitions relevant to the realm of work