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Rowe, Meredith L.; Salo, Virginia C.; Rubin, Kenneth – American Journal of Play, 2018
The authors ask if participating in an early-childhood theater production improves pretend play and cooperation among preschoolers. They examined play sessions immediately before and after productions of interactive earlychildhood performances at Imagination Stage, Inc. and measured children's engagement, cooperation, pretense, and misbehavior.…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Theater Arts, Play
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Österlind, Eva; Østern, Anna-Lena; Thorkelsdóttir, Rannveig Björk – Research in Drama Education, 2016
The aim of this article is to present a Nordic curriculum perspective on drama and theatre in education ranging from preschool to upper secondary education and cultural schools. Underlined in the Nordic welfare model is an equity, inclusive and democracy perspective, which guarantees free access to compulsory education and to upper secondary…
Descriptors: Theater Arts, Social Systems, Comparative Education, Foreign Countries
Togia, G.; Charitaki, G.; Soulis, S. G. – Online Submission, 2017
Through this quantitative educational approach there is an attempt to analyze special educators' perceptions about the contribution of theatrical play in preschool children with Special Educational Needs, in terms of social integration. The purpose of this research is to investigate how theatrical play,can promote integration and development of…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Special Needs Students, Interpersonal Competence, Play
Ludwig, Meredith; Song, Mengli – American Institutes for Research, 2015
In 2010, the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts (Wolf Trap), was awarded a U.S. Department of Education Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination (AEMDD) grant. The purpose of the AEMDD grant was to develop, implement, and disseminate a research-based program of professional…
Descriptors: Art Education, Mathematics Instruction, Faculty Development, Summer Programs
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Mages, Wendy K. – International Journal of Education & the Arts, 2013
This research analyzes the techniques, strategies, and philosophical foundations that contributed to the quality and maintenance of a strong theatre-in-education ensemble. This study details how the company selected ensemble members and describes the work environment the company developed to promote collaboration and encourage actor-teacher…
Descriptors: Theater Arts, Artists, Art Teachers, Administrators
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Ludwig, Meredith Jane; Mengli, Song; Kouyate-Tate, Akua; Cooper, Jennifer E.; Phillips, Lori; Greenbaum, Sarah – Journal for Learning through the Arts, 2014
In 2010, the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts, was awarded an Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination (AEMDD) grant to develop, implement, and disseminate a research-based program of professional development (PD) that equips prekindergarten and kindergarten teachers to infuse…
Descriptors: Art Education, Mathematics Instruction, Faculty Development, Preschool Teachers