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Peer reviewedSaldana, Johnny – Youth Theatre Journal, 1996
Reports results of a 7-year study of drama/theater for children, conducted by Arizona State University, with 30 participants progressing from kindergarten to sixth grade. Finds, as children aged, a shift from story to character in postperformance discussion of theater events; a subtle increase of evaluative responses; and that girls were more…
Descriptors: Audience Response, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Longitudinal Studies
Peer reviewedSaldana, Johnny – Youth Theatre Journal, 1995
Describes a 7-year longitudinal study of drama at Arizona State University that involved 30 participants who started the study as kindergartners. Focuses on final exit interviews with selected participants. Concludes that theater is necessary for some children and that theater may become more valuable if children can be convinced of the personal…
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Cultural Enrichment, Elementary Education, Longitudinal Studies
Peer reviewedSaldana, Johnny – Youth Theatre Journal, 1989
Rates children's responses to selected probing questions after they viewed a theatrical production. Finds that (1) those who received continuous class drama and theatre-viewing experiences since kindergarten gave more high-level responses; and (2) there was no significant difference between the way boys and girls responded to the questions. (MS)
Descriptors: Child Development, Childhood Attitudes, Grade 2, Grade 3
