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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"Drama in education"”.
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The status of drama in education in an Ontario school board
Drama in education has been describea- as a valuable pedagogical medium and methodology, enriching child development in the cognitive, skill, affective, and aesthetic domains, and spanning all areas of curriculum ~ oontent. However, despite its considerable versatility and cost-effectiveness, drama …
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The application of drama in education methodology to the teaching of history to Stds. 6 and 7 in white secondary schools in South Africa
CHAPTER 1 History Teaching in South Africa. Towards identifying some problems of History teaching in South Africa and suggesting in general terms a methodology to help solve the problems. CHAPTER 2 Education. Theatre and Drama. A. Towards the author's definition of child-centred education, based on …
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Insights into drama in the early childhood setting: A rationale for the use of drama
This research is an investigation into the implementation of drama in early childhood education conducted in one Perth metropolitan primary school, over a three-week period. The six drama lessons were taught by the researcher/practitioner in a Pre-primary and a Year One class. These students were …
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Realities about role drama: the trials of one teacher’s year-long implementation
Although role drama is being regarded as a key ingredient in the recipe for children's learning, it appears to be making surprisingly little impact on the methods used by many teachers. After wading through related literature, and talking with colleagues, I realized that role drama is not growing …
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Turning with wa(y)ves of learning to use drama in my teaching
This dissertation is about teaching and learning from a subjective perspective. The learning is self-reflective as I study my actions, and interpretations of them, with the aim of improving my practice by learning a new skill to use in my teaching. The skill, teaching using drama, and my approach …
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What does the Applied Theatre Director do? Directorial intervention in theatre-making for social change
This thesis critically interrogates the practice of artistic directors within applied theatre companies in the United Kingdom. ‘Applied theatre’ describes the process of theatre-making in which commitment to ethical, pedagogical, philosophical and social priorities are integral dimensions of …
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The mediation in late twentieth-century English theatres of selected ancient Greek tragedy texts and themes concerned with women and power
… and gives evidence of this dialogue by relating Merent aspects of modem theatre to the recent performance reception in England of specific Greek texts or images which are concerned with women possessed of or by some extraordinary power. Chapter I opens with an account of the aims and scope of …
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Drama in the High School English Classroom: Pedagogical Theory and Practical Application
<p>Drama in education is not limited to elementary skits or junior/senior class plays. It can be used in the high school English classroom to engage students in active learning. Drama in the classroom is a pedagogical method, which focuses on the learning process of the participants rather than a …
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Drama Grammatik: Dramapädagogische Ansätze für den Grammatikunterricht Deutsch als Fremdsprache
This dissertation introduces and evaluates dramagrammar, a new concept for the teaching and learning of foreign language grammar. Grammar, traditionally taught in a predominantly cognitive, abstract mode, often fails to capture the minds of foreign language learners, who are then unable to …
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The use of participatory theatre in early childhood development interventions: a focus on mother groups in Choma and Pemba, Zambia.
This study was an inquiry into the use of participatory theatre (PT) in early childhood development (ECD) interventions with regards to information dissemination and its impact on learners. This study occurred both within the context of a larger study ‘Improving ECD in Zambia’ and as an independent …
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Peer Education: Building Community Through Playback Theatre Action Methods
… of knowledge through the experience of building community. The impact of action methods on group dynamics and the relationship among methods, individual perceptions, and the acquisition of knowledge were analyzed. The researcher suggested that playback theatre action methods provided a …
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A survey of the extracurricular dramatic activities in Michigan high schools, 1961-1962
Thesis (M.A.)--Michigan State University, Department of Speech, 1963
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Using theatre education as a medium for bullying prevention
… was to educate high school students about bullying prevention through the use of theatre education. A unit was designed to enhance student discussion and interpretation of the issue. The use of student journals, discussions, and student work artifacts were used as data sources for this action …
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The development of personal, analogous and universal thinking through in-role drama : a case study
The main purpose of this study was to investigate the development of the problem-solving skills of eleven year olds in a Western Australian Primary school when the teacher and the children were in-role within the drama. The teacher, as teacher in-role, and the students role-played a variety of …
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A Study of Some Children’s Drama in Denmark in 1952 and 1953
… theater as a vital part of a liberal arts education and support productions worthy the attention of students, faculty, and community, theater will become more important to Americans. When the prices of fine productions are kept within the grasp of most people, general recognition of the …
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The drama as a factor in Americanization
<p>The main objective before us is to determine how the drama, in its several forms, may be so utilized as to bring about and further Americanization. In attempting to make this theory clear to those who may be more or less unfamiliar with the idea, it will be necessary to consider the definition …
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Justification and Suggestions for Teaching Creative Dramatics in the Primary, Elementary, and the Junior High School
… of this study is threefold: (1) to state and define the philosophy of the creative dramatics program; (2) to give suggestions to teachers as to how creative dramatics can, and should, be a part of the curriculum; (3) to provide a means by which teachers can improve their instruction and thus …
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