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Social Capacity Building through Applied Theatre: Developing Imagination, Emotional and Reflective Skills in the Human Services book cover

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Social Capacity Building through Applied Theatre Developing Imagination, Emotional and Reflective Skills in the Human Services

By Au Yi-Man, John O'Toole Copyright 2024
174 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

174 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

174 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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As experts in both applied theatre and education, Au Yi-Man and John O’Toole outline how applied theatre techniques can be used to support workers in the human services to develop crucial skills such as resilience, imagination, critical thinking, and reflection. Highlighting under-emphasised skills and qualities in the human services professions, this book combines theory with context-specific... Read more

Part 1: The Background  1. Starting My Quest in China  2. Teaching Adults  3. Dramatic Learning  Part 2: The Project – The Wisdom of the Witnesses  4. What to Study and Who to Select  5. Learning Applied Theatre  6. Generic Learning  7. The Facilitator’s Voice  Part 3: Applied Theatre Training: How to and Why  8. The Art of The Facilitator  9. A Deep Dive into How Adults Learn  10. Applied Theatre Without Tears

Biography

Au Yi-Man is a practitioner, trainer, and researcher in applied theatre and drama education, the Executive Director of the Hong Kong Drama/Theatre and Education Forum (TEFO) and is on the editorial committee of The Journal of Drama and Education in Asia (DaTEAsia).

John O'Toole is an Honorary Professor and former Chair of Arts Education at the University of Melbourne, Australia and was lead author of the arts subject area of the Australian National Curriculum.

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