1st Edition

Drama and Education Performance Methodologies for Teaching and Learning

258 Pages
by Routledge

258 Pages
by Routledge

258 Pages
by Routledge

Drama and Education provides a practical, comprehensive guide to drama as a tool for teaching and learning. It is among the first practical drama and performance textbooks that address brain-based, neuroscientific research, making the argument that creativity is necessary in our lives, that embodied learning is natural and essential, and that contextual learning helps us find our place in society... Read more

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1: Defining the Field: Drama Then and Now

Chapter 2: Foundational Methods: Linear and Process-Oriented Drama

Chapter 3: Drama for Social Justice

Chapter 4: Performance Art in the Classroom

Chapter 5: Assessment: Tools for Effective and Reflective Practice

Chapter 6: New Landscapes: Advocacy for Drama-based Learning Programs and Partnerships

Appendix A: Annotated Bibliography

Appendix B: For Course Instructors

Biography

Manon van de Water is the Vilas-Phipps Distinguished Achievement Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Mary McAvoy is an Assistant Professor of Theatre Education and Theatre for Youth at Arizona State University.
Kristin Hunt is an Assistant Professor of Applied Theatre at Northeastern Illinois University’s Department of Communication, Media and Theatre.