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Yau, Maria – Scope, 1992
This research article and literature review is intended to arouse teachers' interest in the possibility of using drama as a supplementary instructional tool for enhancing their teaching as well as their students' learning. It maintains that educational drama can make students more engaged in their learning, render learning more purposeful for…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Cognitive Ability, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
O'Farrell, Lawrence – 1988
In order to develop a guide for teaching a course on playwriting, a study reviewed related literature and conducted a survey of information and opinions from practicing playwrights. Members of the Playwrights' Union of Canada, 145 playwrights, completed a survey of ten open-ended questions describing the processes of the playwright's art,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Foreign Countries
Gallagher, Kathleen – Journal of Aesthetic Education, 2005
There are several ways in which aesthetic discourses might be positioned in the field of drama education. While some might locate "aesthetics" in the cognitive or interpretive realm of learning, and others the affective or philosophical realm. In this article, the author has chosen to speak of the discourses of aesthetics as they relate…
Descriptors: Aesthetics, Drama, Theater Arts, Dramatics
Metallinos, Nikos – 1997
The scientific study of the visual communication media arts must be based on both general theories regarding these media and specific theories developed for each medium. Although it is possible that the delay in the development of vigorous scientific studies and empirical research findings in the visual communication media of television has caused…
Descriptors: Aesthetics, Cognitive Processes, Communications, Foreign Countries
Riviere, Dominique – Research in Drama Education, 2005
This paper presents some of the emergent findings from my Ph.D. research, which is connected to the large-scale, federally-funded research project on which I am an assistant. This project investigates how drama education highlights the intersections between students' school and personal lives, and the influence of those intersections on the…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Grade 9, Multicultural Education, Drama
Reddy, Ida, Ed. – 1972
The library programs for children discussed in this report include: a suggested program for an art club, creative drama, film programs, hobby times, music programs, puppet programs, storytelling, and programs for special days and special events. A list of resource materials to support these programs is also included. (Author/NH)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Books, Children, Childrens Literature

Kindervatter, Suzanne; And Others – Convergence: An International Journal of Adult Education, 1985
Case studies of the training of adult educators are presented including programs in Thailand, Nepal, New Zealand, Brazil, Zambia, Philippines, Canada, and Europe. (CT)
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Developing Nations, Females, Foreign Countries

Gliksman, Louis; And Others – Journal of Drug Education, 1983
Compared the impact of a live theatrical performance and/or alcohol lesson plans on 716 grade 9 and 10 Canadian students. Results indicated that all interventions had an impact on attitudes and behavior and offered encouragement for the potential of theatrical performances as a vehicle for drug education. (LLL)
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Comparative Testing, Educational Strategies, Foreign Countries
MacGregor, Ronald N.; And Others – 1994
This research document looks at: (1) the criteria for assessment and assessment methods employed by Canadian high school teachers of art, music, and drama; (2) the extent to which this data forms common categories within subject fields; and (3) comparisons and contrasts between categories derived from Canadian art teachers' responses and…
Descriptors: Art Education, Dramatics, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods

Craig, Hilary, Ed.; And Others – Literacy Works, 1991
The two issues of the 1991 volume of "Literacy Works," a publication of the Saskatchewan Literacy Network, cover two themes: "Literacy and Health" (spring issue) and "Focus on the Learner" (summer issue). The spring issue includes the following articles: "Just Read the Label and Follow the Directions" (A.…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Children, Correctional Education, Foreign Countries
Noble, Steven E. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2005
Transgressive and liberatory learning are explored through the creativity of popular theater as adult education when the freedom and power to imagine and raise awareness are placed in the interacting "bodymind" relationships of a group living with multiple psychiatric diagnoses.
Descriptors: Theater Arts, Mental Disorders, Adult Education, Psychiatry

Bosetti, B. Lynn; Calvert, Ann E. – Educational Horizons, 1999
In a Canadian project, elementary teachers and professional artists collaborated to integrate artists' work into the curriculum. Teachers had opportunities to share ideas and concerns in learning communities and to develop leadership skills for arts education. (SK)
Descriptors: Art Education, Artists, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education
Metallinos, Nikos – 1998
Total comprehension and understanding of visual images (particularly moving images) are the result of a series of complex biological (brain) and mental (mind) processes and activities. Whereas perceptual psychology and neurophysiology are among the two main academic disciplines that explain the functions performed by the organs of visual and…
Descriptors: Aesthetics, Biological Sciences, Cognitive Processes, Communications
Sturgess, Pamela A. – 1986
A study examined the character, expressive qualities, and attitudes toward art (performing and visual) activities of handicapped Canadian adolescents (N=30) to determine how well current teaching of the arts meets the needs and expectations of these students. A review of literature on arts activities and exceptional students contributed to the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Art Activities, Art Education, Creative Expression
Nanaimo School District #68 (British Columbia). – 1988
The fine arts as defined by the Ministry of Education (British Columbia) include music, art, and drama with the curriculum focusing on two concepts: creation and appreciation. One of the aims of School District #68 (Nanaimo) is to provide students with the opportunity to gain exposure to, and experience in, fine arts. The Fine Arts Evaluation…
Descriptors: Art Education, Curriculum Evaluation, Drama, Dramatics