ABSTRACT
The Routledge Companion to Drama in Education is a comprehensive reference guide to this unique performance discipline, focusing on its process-oriented theatrical techniques, engagement of a broad spectrum of learners, its historical roots as a field of inquiry and its transdisciplinary pedagogical practices.
The book approaches drama in education (DE) from a wide range of perspectives, from leading scholars to teaching artists and school educators who specialise in DE teaching. It presents the central disciplinary conversations around key issues, including best practice in DE, aesthetics and artistry in teaching, the histories of DE, ideologies in drama and education, and concerns around access, inclusivity and justice.
Including reflections, lesson plans, programme designs, case studies and provocations from scholars, educators and community arts workers, this is the most robust and comprehensive resource for those interested in DE’s past, present and future.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|144 pages
Boundaries and contours
chapter 5|12 pages
“Creating conditions for the emergence of the as-yet-unimagined”
chapter 6|15 pages
Whose enlightened pedagogy?
chapter 11|15 pages
Humanizing education with dramatic inquiry
part II|346 pages
Methods, programmes, and partnerships
chapter 13|13 pages
Drama as a pedagogy of connection
chapter 17|4 pages
An imagined cultural identity
chapter 19|7 pages
‘Do Something Different…’
chapter 20|13 pages
A dramatic approach to teaching tough topics
chapter 30|14 pages
Dramatic approaches in the English classroom
chapter 32|7 pages
Boal in the Philippine classroom
chapter 35|7 pages
Humanizing the curriculum
chapter 42|14 pages
Drama for cultural and linguistic diversity (CALD)
chapter 44|17 pages
‘It Lifts Up Your Imagination’
chapter 47|6 pages
Challenging your students, challenging yourself
chapter 49|4 pages
Looking back and forward
part III|76 pages
Futures and possibilities
