The library programs for children discussed in this report include: a suggested program for an art club, creative drama, film programs, hobby times, music programs, puppet programs, storytelling, and programs for special days and special events. A list of resource materials to support these programs is also included. (Author/NH)

The production of plays enables the students to associate themselves with the total matrix of the play--its social, political, economic, and cultural aspects; thus theater teaching should be ideally suited to learning cultural concepts about a specific country. This study tested a program of theater teaching against a more conventional teaching…

A course in the production of plays for and with children for presentation at elementary schools is outlined. This course involves choosing the play and mounting the production. The performance objectives indicate the student will: develop the necessary stage disciplines to perform as a member of a production unit; reacquaint himself with a…

The author describes a performance-oriented music program, and suggests that performance-oriented skills should play a major part in the general music curriculum; when teachers demonstrate the value of performance-oriented objectives to administrators and the community, general music programs are less likely to be cut. (KC)

Discusses the instructional strategies used in a course on television as a popular art form, in which students use their regular television viewing to develop a critical awareness, learning tools and techniques for analyzing dramatic form and content. (RT)

Discusses the results of interviews with five non-theater majors taking an elective course in child drama. Concludes that individuals with different backgrounds in creative drama can bring a diversity of opinions and knowledge to a college-level methods course. (MM)

The new University of the Arts was created by the merger of the Philadelphia College of Art and the Philadelphia College of the Performing Arts. An increasing interchange among art disciplines is seen, but each student must also take liberal arts courses. (MLW)

Summarizes seven documents on oral interpretation from the ERIC system, and states that they can be used to show students the importance of reading aloud with skill. Cites that they also provide suggestions for using oral interpretation in the study of many types of literature and contexts. (MM)

Case studies of the training of adult educators are presented including programs in Thailand, Nepal, New Zealand, Brazil, Zambia, Philippines, Canada, and Europe. (CT)

Closure is that element of the learning experience wherein the important points of the class period are reviewed and short-term goals are evaluated and related to long-term goals. The need for closure in musical rehearsals is discussed, and examples of closure are provided. (RM)

Compared the impact of a live theatrical performance and/or alcohol lesson plans on 716 grade 9 and 10 Canadian students. Results indicated that all interventions had an impact on attitudes and behavior and offered encouragement for the potential of theatrical performances as a vehicle for drug education. (LLL)

Describes a model for validating creative endeavor as equivalent to scholarship in evaluating teachers for promotion. (PD)

Argues that even with an adaptive academization of the arts, the college and university milieu jars with the mores of the bohemian subculture in which many artists still participate. A subculture growing out of highly atomized, loose occupational structures, exalting qualities of anarchistic individualism confronts the culture and imperatives of a…

Discusses a survey designed to determine how teachers of Speech Communication and Theater feel about certification standards in relation to their preparation, training and needs as classroom teachers. (MH)