This article will argue that there is much to be learnt by considering how the responses of modern audiences to the plays of the Grand-Guignol are so different from the responses of those who originally flocked to this curious little theatre.
Drama as a learning medium is readily accessible to young children and it recognises the multi-faceted nature of children’s expression through verbal and non-verbal means.
Young minds in action: exploring the use of drama role play for citizenship education Read More »
The paper suggests that for adults, creative tensions can emerge around concepts of adulthood and play, social self and fictional role, intellect and imagination and the aesthetics of artful pedagogy.
Adults’ work? Process drama in the context of adult learning and creativity Read More »
Experienced secondary students from two Tucson, Arizona, schools completed open-ended questionnaires about their theatre programmes.
An integrated language arts perspective requires that teachers encourage students to use language across the curriculum.
Using a ‘drama eye’ to plan an integrated language arts program Read More »
Viv Aitken is lecturer in drama in education at the University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand, where she contributes to pre-service programmes for student teachers from early childhood to secondary.
Volume 1 Notes on Authors Read More »
This inaugural edition of Drama Research presents a broad spectrum of work and thought in articles that examine the multi-faceted nature of drama. Written from a range of international and age-range perspectives, together they reveal ways in which drama engages the mind, body and spirit of all those who participate.
Volume 1 Editorial Read More »
