A review of the literature pertaining to graduate study reveals an eventfull but checkered history for the master's degree. The United States has the longest history of graduate education in occupational therapy of any member of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists. Literature pertaining to this development is reviewed for both the U.S. and Canada. The results of a survey of graduate program needs in three prairie provinces will be presented and discussed in Part 2.
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