Over the last two decades drama pedagogy has helped to lay the foundations for a new teaching and learning culture, one that accentuates physicality and centres on performative experience. Signs of this 'performative turn' in education are especially strong in the field of foreign/second language teaching. This volume introduces scholars, language…

This paper provides education-based researchers and practitioners with the preferred research and design methods used by Higher Education Institute (HEI) students and Key Stage 3 (KS3) pupils applied within a participatory approach to a design activity. The outcomes were that both pupils and students found informal (unstructured) interview to be…

"Enlivening Secondary History" is the ideal handbook for busy history teachers who want to do something different in their classrooms, but have little time to plan and organise their lessons. Featuring tried-and-tested practical ideas complete with relevant exemplars and step-by-step advice, this best-selling book is a compendium of creative…

There is a limited literature on pre-school children's experiences with "digital technologies" at home and little discussion of the ways in which children harness these technologies for their own purposes. This paper discusses findings drawn from three studies that investigated the role of "domestic technologies" and…

Children are born naturally mathematical, so why is it sometimes so difficult to observe children being mathematical? Why do so many of us think we are "bad" at maths and how does this subconsciously affect the provision, experiences and opportunities we provide for young children who are starting their mathematical learning journey? This easily…

In the twenty-first century, learning and the definition of education is changing. New digital, online, and social tools have the ability to transform the classroom and engage learners like never before. In the midst of this technological revolution, it is crucial for educators and administrators to be able to gauge the impact of digital tools on…

The purpose of this monograph is to present both the empirical and conceptual evidence of the causes and effects of undergraduate student engagement in research and creative activities. Four questions guide this report: (1) What are the intellectual underpinnings of engaging undergraduate students in research and creative activities?; (2) What are…

Suggestions are offered for developing an original choreographic theme and types of foci that may be used in heightening and refining awareness of the elements within it. (MJB)

Motif writing is a system of movement notation which gaves the outline of a movement without describing in detail how the actions are to be formed. (MM)

Describes how one teacher taught creative dance in five weeks and in five lessons. (HOD)

Article described the fundamental principles of weaving which the author taught to a class of children, ages 8-14, last summer. (Author/RK)

Article listed 67 films on creativity, from creativity in education to an interpretation of Zen philosophy. (RK)

Helpful hints on how to use disposable meat and vegetable trays creatively in the early childhood classroom. (ED)

Article described an inexpensive method for students to experiment with relief printing. In this case the inner tube was used to supplement linoleum block printing. (Author/RK)

Suggests that more classroom activities should be developed around the concepts and themes revealed in novels and other childrens literature. (RB)