Authors show that sociodrama can fill an important role by serving the useful purpose of helping to solve current educational problems and promote educational objectives. (Author/LF)

In doubling, the double served both as an auxiliary ego for the patient and as a model from which the withdrawn patient learned effective group participation skills. Results of the study demonstrated significant increases in participation for subjects in both experimental groups using doubling. (Author)

The problems encountered by a student teacher during a school strike are discussed. (CK)

Discusses the use of role playing in training and the reluctance of adults in classroom situations to participate. Presents guidelines to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of role-playing resistance syndrome. (JOW)

Describes a journalism class's visit to a sheriff's office, where students toured the facilities and role-played an arrest and booking situation. (TJ)

How vignettes of real-life situations provide good training tools. (Editor)

In a nursing theory course, the final exam consists of a role play in which students assume the identity of a theorist they have studied and answer questions in the context of that role. Questions are designed demonstrate their knowledge of major nursing theories and models and the relevance of theory to practice. (SK)

Physically disabled adults (n=34) participated in assertiveness training (AT) program, being randomly assigned to AT or waiting-list condition. AT subjects showed significant improvements on self-reported assertiveness and role-play performance from pre- to posttest, whereas controls showed no changes. Overall results support use of AT in…

Meaningful role plays have three phases: warm-up, which creates an environment that fosters interaction and overcomes resistance; action, during which protagonists and auxiliaries are chosen and the action is periodically frozen for reflection and feedback; and closure, to reinforce learning and plan its integration into job performance. (SK)

Training theater is a training method similar to role playing and is used by well-established organizations. The approach is intended to help people break out of their workaday roles and tap the creative power they have within themselves. (JOW)

Interactive theatre involving role play is an experiential learning tool that involves audience and performers in exchange of ideas and solutions. It is useful in training volunteers. (SK)

Describes how a Barnard history professor's effort to engage students in key texts through role-playing is catching on at other colleges. (EV)

This article describes the work of two EPs involved in a multi-agency project to produce Local Authority (LA) guidelines on psycho/social support following critical incidents and disasters. EPs were involved as participant observers during a simulation of setting up and running a LA reception centre for evacuees. A questionnaire was then…