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The Play's the Thing: Experimentally Examining the Social and Cognitive Effects of School Field Trips to Live Theater Performances

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Greene, Jay P.; Erickson, Heidi H.; Watson, Angela R.; Beck, Molly I. – Educational Researcher, 2018

Field trips to see theater performances are a long-standing educational practice; however, there is little systematic evidence demonstrating educational benefits. This article describes the results of five random assignment experiments spanning 2 years where school groups were assigned by lottery to attend a live theater performance or, for some…

Descriptors: Field Trips, Educational Practices, Art Education, Drama