Science - Oskar Krantz

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This is just a short presentation of me and my research. If you are interested in more information, please do not hesitate to send a mail. Currently, I am lecturing full time at Malmö University, Faculty of health and society, in Disability and Rehabilitation Research. Parts of my lecturing takes place on the Bachelor Programme in Social Work Focusing Disability and Aging.

One major research area of interest is assistive devices. Mainly, this concerns light-weight rigid-frame active wheelchairs and upper limb prostheses. Assistive devices can be seen from a social perspective, i.e. how the presence of an assistive device and a disability can affect interaction. In turn, interactional experiences are influencing the habitus (and thus also the social tactics) of the person using, or not using, the device, as well as how the device is actually utilised. One factor in this recurring process is the useworthiness of the device, i.e. whether the device fulfils the (behavioural) needs of the user. Needs can be seen as ‘something bad for the person to be without’ (von Wright’s definition), and form a basis of motivation on different levels of the Maslow hierarchy of needs. Needs and motivation can exist as strategic, operational, and tactic phenomena (or: macro-, meso- and micro-levels, respectively), i.e. from the length of a life course perspective to the shortest action of an activity.

PUBLICATION NEWS & UPDATES

Article: Assistive devices utilisation in activities of everyday life – a proposed framework of understanding a user perspective

Krantz, O. (2012) Assistive devices utilisation in activities of everyday life – a proposed framework of understanding a user perspective. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 7(3)189-98. (2012-05-15)

Article: Prescribers’ experience of factors influencing active wheelchair provisioning in Sweden: Analysis of a postal questionnaire

Krantz, O., Persson, D., Lindgren, B. & Bolin, K. (2011) Prescribers’ experience of factors influencing active wheelchair provisioning in Sweden: Analysis of a postal questionnaire. Technology and Disability 23(4)191-204. (2012-01-13)

Article: The experience of active wheelchair provision and aspects of importance concerning the wheelchair among experienced users in Sweden

Krantz, O., Edberg, A.-K., & Persson, D. (2011) The experience of active wheelchair provision and aspects of importance concerning the wheelchair among experienced users in Sweden. Review of Disability Studies 7(2)21-37. (2011-08-15)

Book review: Wheelchair Sport: A Complete Guide for Athletes, Coaches, and Teachers

Krantz, O. (2011) Book review: Goosey-Tolfrey, V. (ed.) (2010) Wheelchair Sport: A Complete Guide for Athletes, Coaches, and Teachers. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics. Available online (2011-04-05)

Book review: The Paralympic Games: Empowerment or Side Show?

Krantz, O. (2010) Book review: Gilbert, K. & Schantz, O. J. (eds.) (2008) The Paralympic Games: Empowerment or Side Show? Maidenhead, Berks.: Meyer & Meyer Sport. Available online (2010-04-02)

Book review: Hoop Dreams on Wheels

Krantz, O. (2010) Book review: Berger, R. J. (2009) Hoop Dreams on Wheels: Disability and the Competitive Wheelchair Athlete. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. Available online (2010-03-10)