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ERIC Number: EJ1477812
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 20
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0024-9033
EISSN: EISSN-1916-0666
Available Date: 0000-00-00
A Script for Change: Using Theatre to Facilitate Difficult Conversations about Graduate Supervision
Susan M. Cox; Matthew Smithdeal; Michael Lee
McGill Journal of Education, v59 n1 p111-130 2025
Graduate supervision profoundly impacts graduate student, faculty, and staff wellbeing. Tensions within supervisory relationships are further complicated by equity and inclusion related barriers facing marginalized communities within academia. To address this situation, we created Rock the Boat, an open access educational resource that uses Research-based Theatre to provoke dialogue about supervisory relationships. Rock the Boat includes four professionally acted scenes plus a facilitator's guide and supplementary resources. Our online piloting process supports the effectiveness of Rock the Boat in generating dialogue and enhancing perspective-taking, empathy, and reflective practice among participants. This paper offers a narrative review of the process of creating Rock the Boat, detailing many decisions made during the transition from live theatre workshops to film and online discussion.
McGill Journal of Education. McGill University, 3700 McTavish Street, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1Y2, Canada. Tel: 514-398-4246; Fax: 514-398-4529; Web site: http://mje.mcgill.ca
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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