The thesis deals with the preventive programs that would possibly include some methods used in drama education. Its goal is to survey the possibilities that come out of such interconnection. The main task of the thesis is weather these methods are suitable to be implemented in such type of educational work with children. The theoretical part of the thesis maps both forms of education and their interaction. The practical part is divided into different lessons that discuss certain issues. The issues are: Bullying, Attitude to old age and The virtual world. All the issues are, in the introduction, based on the theoretical part. The following are authorial lessons of drama education aimed at particular issues and evaluation of the main study in certain groups: Is drama education able to form socially valuable stances and values? In conclusion, there are answered all the explorative questions: Are the proposed blocs functional and feasible? Are the drama- educational activities used in lessons for students demanding? Is this form of educational programs gripping for pupils of 4th to 5th class? During the research was used not only exploration based on questionnaires, but also the study of certain groups. The realization took place in a variety of classes (the issue of bullying (2), attitude to old age...

My master thesis deals with the use of drama education methods when teaching the third grade pupils. The aim is to show that combining the drama education and ethics teaching can effectively develop pupils' moral attitude. The thesis is divided into two parts. The theoretical part describes children of middle childhood and defines both kinds of education. The practical part is a proposal of ten drama education lessons with ethics topics created after observing third grade pupils of the primary school of Bratrancu Veverkovych in Pardubice for five months. The proposal is followed by an implementation of the lessons. The lessons focus on developing pupils in following areas: communication, self-evaluation, appreciation of others, respecting rules, creativity, assertive behaviour, and sensitivity towards one's environment. The implemented lessons are then reflected with regard to defined aims. The thesis' conclusion sums up the results obtained from observing the pupils. The results show us that the drama education methods can bring pupils an authentic experience which will significantly influence their values and moral attitude. The thesis results also show that the moral development of primary school pupils depends on the personality of their teacher.ation, appreciation of others, respecting rules,...

This diploma thesis is focused on pupils with average and below-average school results. The author of the thesis compares two teaching methods - drama teaching education and frontal teaching with modern teaching methods (in the thesis this method is being referred to as traditional education). The aim of the thesis is to find out which of these two methods pupils mentioned above prefer. In order to achieve this aim in the empirical part, the author of the thesis used both methods while teaching and compared the results - the amount of information that the pupils managed to remember from the lessons from the methods had been used. A questionnaire was used to validate the research results. The theoretical part is devoted to a lower school pupil and his ability to study. Then the author of the thesis is focused on Czech school system after 1989, especially on approaches of a school / a teacher to a pupil. To drama education, which is very important for this thesis, the whole chapter was devoted. The final part of the theoretical part is devoted to research methods. In the practical part, the conditions of the realization of the author's research, its realization and reflection are being mentioned. In the conclusion, the results from the obtained data are presented.

The introduction of outcomes based education (OBE) in the form of Curriculum 2005 (C2005), the National Curriculum Statement (NCS) and the Revised National Curriculum Statement (RNCS) in post-apartheid South Africa resulted in a shift from a content-centred to a learner-centred view on education. This transition took place rapidly as the new government wanted to introduce a democratic education system after the divisive Bantu education system from Apartheid. However, after the changes were implemented, education in South Africa was theoretically outcomes based but practically many educators were still teaching in a content-centred manner. The research puts forward the proposal that drama-in-education (D-i-E) is a useful means by which to align the practical and theoretical goals of OBE within the context of South Africa's current RNCS. This hypothesis drives the main research question: "Can D-i-E be an effective teaching methodology to realise the goals of the RNCS and generate OBE learning environments in a South African high school?" D-i-E is a learner-centred teaching methodology and in practise it meets many of the goals and Critical Cross-Field Outcomes (CCFOs) of OBE. Some of these include the fact that learners can: • Practice problem-solving skills; • Engage with critical and creative thinking; • Grow cultural and aesthetic sensitivity; • Work effectively in groups; and ii. • Learn in inclusive environments that cater for different learning styles and levels. The research examines the use of D-i-E as an outcomes based methodology by which the RNCS could be implemented in the classroom. This is explored through the use of qualitative research in the form of a case study investigation at a South African high school. The case study was conducted with Grade 11 and Grade 12 Dramatic Arts learners and involves an analysis of a D-i-E approach to learning. The conclusion that D-i-E is an effective outcomes based teaching methodology which could assist educators in realising the RNCS was largely reached through participant observation of D-i-E classes and by analysing the learners' journals in which they reflected on D-i-E experiences. The learners' feedback about the experience was generally positive and they reflected that they found D-i-E beneficial because of the fact that it engaged them experientially. They also reflected that D-i-E provided them with a more meaningful and exciting way of learning. These findings are however only generalisable to the type of context (Dramatic Arts learners from a well-resourced girls' high school) in which the research was conducted. The findings provide detailed insight into a specific case study and may be beneficial to educators in South Africa who aim to make use of the same or similar methodologies in their classroom practice. D-i-E also supports many of the underlying tenants of OBE such as learner-centredness, learner diversity and inclusive learning, and can effectively aid educators in implementing the RNCS in an outcomes based way.

A diploma thesis is concerned with research. The research is focused on compare of effectiveness and differences of two opposite techniques, which are using in school environment. Methods and techniques of drama in contrast of classics method of frontal teaching. A primary aim of diploma thesis is finding out, if these particular methods has got influences for better or worst understanding and remembering subject matter and how big are these influences. The diploma thesis is divided on two parts. First is theoretics and second is practice's part. Theoretics part is making efforts to sketch these problematics of technical viewpoint. It is working mainly with specialized literature. Theoretics part is creating foundations for practices part. Practice's part is asking about research questions first and choosing explorative methods for research. Like research method is selecting of analysis of tests from children from both of classes. Test was created on the basis of take places of lessons. Starting point for practice part was book names "Old Greece mythos and legends" from author Eduard Petiška. In this book I choose one of them. Choosed legend is "Trója". The end of practice part is reflecting of lessons and knowledges, which was achieved in this research. In the end will be make summary and...

This diploma thesis examines the possibilities of using techniques and methods of drama education in the work of a first-level primary school teacher, specifically in teaching a patriotic topic. It is divided into two parts, theoretical and practical. It the theoretical part, it characterizes the younger school age child and their specifics, focusing on physical, emotional and social development, as well as development of cognitive processes. In the following chapters, it defines the concepts of instruction and education. Furthermore, the theoretical section introduces the notion of dramatic education. It describes how education and dramatic education were viewed throughout history. It discusses more closely the methods, techniques, principles and goals of drama education. It details the different forms of drama education in school, as well as the educational content of Drama Education as an educational field. It addresses the personality of a teacher and their professional qualifications. One of the theoretical chapters presents information on the historical events of the given region - the patriotic educational topic and a description of gathering information and collecting data. The practical part consists of a plan of five teaching blocks in which the students, through the use of techniques and...

Adolescence is a turbulent time and a critical transformational phase during which major physical, emotional, cognitive and social shifts occur. The objective of this study is to explore ways in which female adolescents can acquire anger management skills. The study proposes that emotional competency is cultivated as a result of the neurological plasticity of the brain and by applying learning material based on the work of scholars in the fields of neuroscience and Applied Drama. Adolescence is an opportune time for girls to learn emotional competency skills as the incomplete development of the prefrontal area of the brain makes them more inclined to risk taking and less aware of logical thinking processes. The study indicates that anger floods the body with secretions like cortisol and adrenaline, blocking logical thinking. Angry incidences can have destructive consequences for relationships. The empirical study includes discussions of training levels for anger management, such as the identification of anger-related emotions and anger styles, understanding anger, and curbing angry expressions through assertive communication. As anger management is a practical aptitude, the empirical study applied selected Process Drama conventions (as modes of Applied Drama), specifically role play, tableaux, Mantle of the Expert and dramatized poetry. The benefit of these conventions lies in the facility with which they can alternate between dual modes of engagement and learning content. Process Drama launches the workshops’ participants into a make-believe world in which they can identify with a situation from the inside out while simultaneously observing the situation from the outside in, a phenomenon called metaxis. The female adolescent, while protective of her social relationships, can safely enter a fictitious world and face the problems raised by anger without jeopardizing her privacy or dealing with real-life emotions. The convention of dramatized poetry enabled creative expression as the participants wrote their own poems to personalize their insight into their need for anger management. While the methodology was being practised, it was also assessed. As the outcomes of the learning objectives were the participants’ responsibility, I could assess during the activities if they accommodated learning objectives in their biography. In this study the participants were, for example, not able to fully utilize the skill of assertive communication. The integrity of the methodology of Process Drama for girls was affirmed when it was successfully combined with the principles of brain-based learning. The literature review and the outcomes of the empirical study confirmed that Process Drama adheres to the principles of brain-based learning which is, inter alia, physiological, social and emotional, and occurs in tandem with the developmental phase of the participant. The research study is the culmination of various disciplines and an endeavour to present a multimodal anger management programme that incorporates the adolescent female on a cognitive, emotional and physical level, and in a sound collaborative environment. / Thesis (DPhil)--University of Pretoria, 2013. / lk2014 / Drama / DPhil / Unrestricted

The role of Drama-in-Education in personal and social development of persons studying technology at university level Abstract The dissertation thesis deals with application of the Drama-in-Education form in a curriculum of a technical university. The courses at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague were aimed to help the personal and social development of the students. As such courses and the form were unusual in the study plans in the time of research, both the outcome and the students' perception of the courses are studied. In general, the work aims to verify whether the Drama-in-Education form is able to effectively help the personal and social development of technically oriented students in tertiary education. The text consists of two parts. The theoretical part describes the historical and cultural context in which Drama-in-Education and also Personal and Social Education originated and were integrated into the educational process. It documents how complicated was the integration of Drama-in-Education into the Czech educational system. The research section describes and analyzes compulsory elective courses that took place at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague in 2011/12 and 2012/2013. The thesis seeks to answer the question how...

This dissertation positions Community Theatre as an agency for development and education based on the educational principles of Freire and Boal’s Theatre for Development. The dissertation argues that Appreciative Inquiry can enrich the practice of Community Theatre by approaching HIV and AIDS education through an asset-based, participatory, inclusive, learner-centred approach. The dissertation further hypothesises that the infusion of the 4-D process of Appreciative Inquiry into Community Theatre processes aimed at HIV and AIDS education will enhance young people’s agency as active participants and agents of change in their communities beyond the didactic notions inherent in ABC education approaches to HIV prevention. This approach can encourage meaningful participation and critical consciousness amongst young people in the HIV prevention response. / Dissertation (MA (Drama))--University of Pretoria, 2010. / Drama / unrestricted

Educators employing process drama, a non-presentational dramatic form, establish memorable classroom environments where students co-author their learning with teachers. Process drama facilitators often use the dramatic structure of teacher-in-role to guide and support the students. An instructor heightens tension, introduces new ideas, and encourages participation by engaging alongside students as a character. An educator employing process drama needs to determine the appropriate type of role to impact the development of a classroom drama; while negotiating tension felt between desires for student-led discovery and the necessity of meeting curriculum benchmarks. Academic studies establish process drama as a tool to aid English Students of Other Languages or ESOL classrooms. Process drama heightens comprehension, whole language usage and ownership of learning. Using the methodology of reflective practice I analyzed my teaching in role to determine how I negotiate diverse and conflicting objectives. I facilitated a six week process drama with four to six-year-old ESOL students at a learning centre in Hong Kong. This study improved this teacher’s understanding and usage of teacher-in-role. The ideals of a process centered classroom were not always realized, but the needs of the population necessitated adaption from expectations. The experiences of the researcher indicate ambiguous character may not be the best way to motivate dialogue among this population of ESOL students. Students’ age and English experience suggests using co-participant characters whose motivations are clearly defined. This study contributes to the discussion on what differing "role iv types" offer facilitators of process drama and how it may be used to meet demands of curriculum including development of performances. Process drama with very young students presents a field for further research investigating methods and practices to effectively structure process dramas that address their learning.