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Using Creative Drama to Facilitate Primary-Secondary Transition
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Jindal-Snape, Divya; Vettraino, Elinor; Lowson, Amanda; McDuff, Wilson – Education 3-13, 2011
Primary-secondary transition can be a period of extreme anxiety for some children, with lowering of self-esteem and confidence. Creative drama has been reported to enhance self-esteem and confidence. This paper explores the possibility of using drama to facilitate successful transition. It focuses on secondary datasets from six primary schools in…
Descriptors: Drama, Dramatics, Foreign Countries, Creative Activities
Acting, Creativity and Social Justice: Edward Bond's "The Children."
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Nicholson, Helen – Research in Drama Education, 2003
Focuses on the first production of Edward Bond's play "The Children." Discusses Bond's interest in theatre in education and assesses the significance of his dramatic writing for young people. Examines the experiences of the young people in the first cast of "The Children" and the perceptions of the teachers who facilitated the…
Descriptors: Acting, Creativity, Drama, Program Effectiveness
"Art Can Be Beautiful--If You Understand It...": Learning Effects of Arts Education Projects among Secondary School Pupils in the Netherlands.
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Haanstra, Folkert; Van Hoorn, Marjo – Research in Drama Education, 2002
Describes Dutch experimental theatre and dance projects in which the artists themselves participated in the preparatory lessons and/or subsequent workshop. Compares learning experiences of pupils 14 to 16 years of age who participated in the projects. Shows that besides gender and level of education, the involvement of the artist significantly…
Descriptors: Art Appreciation, Artists, Dance, Drama Workshops
Drug Education through Creating Theatre in Education.
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Winston, Joe – Research in Drama Education, 2001
Provides a detailed evaluation of a recent initiative in the field of drug education through Theatre in Education (TIE) carried out by a local education authority in England. Explains that in this project, students from secondary schools devised and performed their own TIE pieces for local primary school children. Discusses project's rationale and…
Descriptors: Drama, Drug Education, Foreign Countries, Primary Education
Shalom. Salaam. Peace Child Uses Theatre To Bring Israeli Arab and Jewish Teenagers Together.
Goldstein, Ezra – Teaching Theatre, 2003
Describes a drama written by students that helps them achieve an understanding and an empathy that eludes most of the inhabitants of Israel. Discusses how Arab and Jewish students collaborate to compose their drama. Concludes that at its best, the teenage participants in Peace Child Israel find that delicate balance point between using theatre to…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Cultural Differences, Drama, Foreign Countries
A Theater of Endless Opportunities.
Sawyer, Gregg M. – Momentum, 1996
Describes the success of the Academy of Holy Angels' Theater School, which has earned the reputation of producing quality original productions. Discusses aspects of the theater program, including a discussion of the required courses and the ways in which plays are scheduled. Describes the plays that have been produced. (AJL)
Descriptors: Acting, Art Education, Catholic Schools, Core Curriculum