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ERIC Number: EJ605791
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0018-2680
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"Not Merely for the Sake of an Evening's Entertainment": The Educational Uses of Theater in Toronto's Settlement Houses, 1910-1930.
James, Cathy L.
History of Education Quarterly, v38 n3 p287-311 Fall 1998
Explores the many roles that the theater played within the settlement houses in Toronto (Canada) from 1910 to 1930. Demonstrates that settlement workers in Toronto attempted to use the power of the theater to influence, inspire, and inform both their clientele and the broader community. (CMK)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Clubs, Educational Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Immigrants, Program Content, Role of Education, Settlement Houses, Social Influences, Theater Arts, Urban Youth, Working Class
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada (Toronto)
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