Angelika Echsel

Network

ORCID digital identifier

ORCID ID: 0000-0001-6857-9096

Projects

• Creating Inclusive Education: from the Perspectives of Children, Parents, Teachers and Others / Co-project leader / completed

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

• Käser, D., Widmer, B. and Echsel, A. (2026) 'Wenn Schule Angst macht … : Perspektiven von Jugendlichen mit Schulangst zur Gestaltung einer unterstützenden Schulumgebung', Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Heilpädagogik, 32(3), pp. 26–31. doi: 10.57161/z2026-03-05.
• O'Brien, N. et al. (2025) 'How peer support is conceptualised and implemented to reduce bullying in 10 European countries', Pastoral Care in Education. doi: 10.1080/02643944.2025.2560887.
• Echsel, A. et al. (2025) 'An international scoping review on inclusive education from multiple perspectives : co-creating inclusive experiences in shared occupational situations', International Journal of Inclusive Education. doi: 10.1080/13603116.2025.2558991.
• Lindegger, F. et al. (2025) 'Gemeinsam durch den Alltag – Familien in ihrer gesellschaftlichen Partizipation stärken', Praxis Ergotherapie, 2025(1), pp. 79–83. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-32645.
• Välimaki, M. et al. (2024) 'Engaging with immigrant students" voices in the school environment : an analysis of policy documents through school websites', BMC Public Health, 24(1083). doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-18427-8.
• Scheuber, D., Jans, A. and Echsel, A. (2024) 'Gemeinsam für schulische Inklusion', Praxis Ergotherapie, 2024(3), pp. 79–84. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-32640.
• Echsel, A. et al. (2019) ''Together on the way' : occupational therapy in mainstream education : a narrative study of emerging practice in Switzerland', Occupational Therapy International, 2019(7464607). doi: 10.1155/2019/7464607.
• Kaelin, V. C. et al. (2019) 'Occupational therapy practice in mainstream schools : results from an online survey in Switzerland', Occupational Therapy International, 2019(3647397). doi: 10.1155/2019/3647397.

Books, peer-reviewed

Echsel, A. (2026) Co-creating the "in" of inclusion. Doctoral dissertation. Auckland University of Technology. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-36408.

Book chapters, peer-reviewed

Blum, A. et al. (2024) 'Strukturelle Grundlagen und Perspektiven', in Wirth, P., Hasselbusch, A., and Blum, A. (eds) Schulbasierte Ergotherapie : Partizipation und Inklusion in Bildungseinrichtungen unterstützen. Bern: Hogrefe, pp. 66–100.

Other publications

• Kuttler, L. J. et al. (2025) 'Lernräume für Transformation : Planetare Gesundheit interprofessionell und international erleben : Einblicke von Studierenden', Therapie Lernen, 14, pp. 99–108.
• Meli, A. et al. (2022) 'Ein wildes Abenteuer – viele einzigartige wilde Kerle', Praxis Ergotherapie, 2022(1), pp. 90–93. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-23904.
• Wüst, N. et al. (2021) '"Energie-Kinder" lassen Drachen steigen', Praxis Ergotherapie, 2021(4), pp. 215–219. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-23906.
• Brügger, L. et al. (2021) 'Konzentration durch Organisation', Praxis Ergotherapie, 2021(3), pp. 160–164. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-23905.
• Brunner, M. et al. (2020) 'Spielbasierte Intervention zur Förderung der Sozialkompetenz von Kindern mit ADHS und Autismusspektrumstörung', Praxis Ergotherapie, 4(20), pp. 241–244. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-32870.
• Brunner, M. et al. (2020) 'Spielbasierte Intervention zur Förderung der Sozialkompetenz', Praxis Ergotherapie, 2020(4), pp. 241–244.
• Ray-Kaeser, S. et al. (2018) 'Occupational therapy and inclusive school in Switzerland', in World Congress of Occupational Therapy (WFOT), Cape Town, South Africa, 21-25 May 2018. World Federation of Occupational Therapists. doi: 10.13140/RG.2.2.11260.64646.
• Kaelin, V. et al. (2016) 'Ergotherapie im Schulsetting : eine Übersichtsarbeit in der Schweiz', in International ICF Conference, Zürich, 9.-11. Juni 2016.
• Kaelin, V. et al. (2015) 'Projektgruppe "Ergotherapie im Schulsetting"', Ergotherapie, 2015(6), pp. 6–12.
• Kaelin, V. et al. (2015) 'Schulbasierte Ergotherapie in Schweizer Regelschulen', in 4. Kongress der Ergotherapie in der Schweiz, Bern, 12.-13. Juni 2015.

Oral conference contributions and abstracts

• Echsel, A. and Langlotz Kondzic, V. (2025) 'Global impact creation in occupational therapy education : addressing social justice and planetary health issues by student and staff (inter-)acting during our ZHAW International Mobility Days', in 28th ENOTHE Annual Meeting Book of Abstracts. ENOTHE – European Network of Occupational Therapy in Higher Education, p. 209.
• Schulze, C. et al. (2025) 'Empowerment through participation : children co-creating occupational belonging', in 8th Biennial Occupational Science Europe Conference (OSE), Essex, United Kingdom, 22-23 August 2025.
• Echsel, A. et al. (2025) '«Gemeinsam, alle, sind wir ein Klasse» : mit Kindern durch inklusives situatives Handeln den Schulalltag transformieren', in 38. Jahrestagung der Inklusionsforscher:innen (IFO), Köln, Deutschland, 17.-19. Februar 2025.
• Schulze, C. et al. (2024) 'Empowerment durch Partizipationsmethoden in der Ergotherapie : Kinder sprechen und entscheiden mit', in 6. Kongress der Ergotherapie, Fribourg, Schweiz, 24.-25. Mai 2024.
• Echsel, A. et al. (2022) 'From an occupational perspective, in what ways is inclusive education facilitated internationally and in a local context in Switzerland : are all voices heard?', in 18th World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) Congress, Occupational R-Evolution, Paris, France, 28-31 August 2022.
• Kaelin, V. et al. (2022) 'The r-evolution of school based occupational therapy (SBOT) through international collaboration and innovation', in 18th World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) Congress, Occupational R-Evolution, Paris, France, 28-31 August 2022.
• Moioli, S. et al. (2019) 'How to promote knowledge translation in occupational therapy? : examples with an innovative school-based project in Switzerland', in 25th ENOTHE Annual Meeting, Athens, Greece, 17-19 October 2019.
• Echsel, A. and Schulze, C. (2019) '"Nothing about us without us" : including client perspectives in the occupational therapy education and research', in 25th ENOTHE Annual Meeting, Athens, Greece, 17-19 October 2019.
• Echsel, A. et al. (2018) 'Together on the way : emerging occupational therapy practice in mainstream schools in Switzerland', in World Congress of Occupational Therapy (WFOT), Cape Town, South Africa, 21-25 May 2018.

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