Notes the effect child protagonists can have on adult viewers of a play because adult audiences can be reminded of the helplessness of childhood. (JC)

Describes a research project that focused on the work of a teacher and students in an afterschool drama class during two academic years. Explores the development of the researchers' and the teacher's increased understandings about effective processes for story development in dramatic contexts. (SR)

Explores the issue of integration of drama into language arts. Presents the major objections to this process and proposes ways to overcome them. Suggests a pragmatic resolution to the controversy. (MS)

Surveys 145 practicing playwrights to examine how secondary school students can be taught the processes of playwriting in a program of dramatic studies. Proposes a model playwriting component for secondary school drama courses. (MM)

Examines the kinds of broad questions that researches in drama education ask. Describes descriptive, historical, theoretical, qualitative, and quantitative research methodologies currently being employed. Gives examples of studies exemplifying each methodology. (HB)

Investigates the substance and conditions of collaborative learning in a specific drama course, using a case study approach to trace the individual experiences of six high school classmates. Suggests that collaborative creativity can only be conceptualized in fluid action. Describes factors related to students' specific working environment. (SG)

Considers the effects of using role in classroom drama lessons with underachieving urban middle school students. Describes the sequence of drama lessons conducted and analyzes data collected from field notes and interviews with the students and their teachers. Presents a theoretical framework for considering some of the learning and behavioral…

Summarizes documents from the ERIC database that provide suggestions for integrating disabled students into elementary and secondary school drama activities, as well as information about programs and activities that encourage understanding and appreciation of school children with physical and mental disabilities. (MS)

Summarizes interviews with five students concerning an elective creative drama course and their subsequent experiences as drama leaders. Suggests that it is necessary to study classroom teachers in order to devise effective ways of persuading them to include more drama in the elementary curriculum. (MS)

Considers the style and content of Susanna Rowson's dialogue that brings readers closer to the dreams and concerns of a woman who sought to empower future generations of young women. Suggests that by focusing the spotlight on Rowson's dramatic pedagogy, scholars can begin to understand the extent to which theatre played a role in educating…

Makes use of action research, finding it to be the most useful research method in studying the phenomenon of ritual performance in the classroom. Concludes that the ritual process may appear to be complex and formal, yet much of this community building work is performed naturally by many teachers trusting their instincts in everyday situations all…

Attempts to bridge the gap between theater professionals and classroom teachers by annotating some books about theater, including "Scenes: The Unseen People Who Make Theatre Work," which may be used with children of various ages. (MM)

Presents a conceptual framework for examining cultural diversity in theater and drama programs for young people. Describes and analyzes specific strategies used to increase cultural diversity in various organizations observed in the spring of 1991. (HB)

Investigates the use of dramatic case method in initial teacher education in London, England, and in Australia. Considers whether experienced teacher-mentors, through the use of their own cases, could make what they know about drama teaching explicit to student teachers. Explores whether the use of written and oral cases provided accessible…

Studies the effects and interactions of a planned curriculum and 4 different sequences of oral reading, dramatic activities, and theatrical production on ninth grade students' communication skills, knowledge, comprehension, and attitudes toward self and theater. Reports significant improvement in communication skills and attitudes toward self and…