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ERIC Number: EJ1123828
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 8
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: EISSN-1618-5293
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Drama and Citizenship--Devised Drama for Education
Heikkinen, Hannu M.
Journal of Social Science Education, v15 n4 p32-39 Win 2016
Purpose: In this article I will give an example of a linguistic program I have been doing with sixth form college students from Finland and the Netherland and link this action research to the meaning of drama education, and of the potential of devised drama as a part of civic Education. Method: I will explain the theory of devised drama, then I will highlight the research and finally, I will conclude the research findings. The analytical framework used in this article is well-suited for drama education with youth. I would like to characterize drama education dramaturgy not as Aristotelian nor Brechtian, but as an "open or joint - making together - dramaturgy". Findings: The term "drama" is often used to describe the process of making work that does not necessarily demand an outside audience, and "theatre" to identify work, that is focused on performing to an outside audience. "Devised drama" relies both on process and product. Leaning how to make devised drama is an important as learning about its processes and start thinking: "why we came up with these ideas of us and fictional drama world?"
Journal of Social Science Education. Bielefeld University Faculty of Sociology, Universitätsstraße 25, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany. Tel: +49-521-106-3985; Fax: +49-521-106-153986; e-mail: info@jsse.org; Web site: http://jsse.ub.uni-bielefeld.de/index.php/jsse
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Finland; Netherlands
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