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Peer reviewedPreston, Sheila – Stage of the Art, 2000
Discusses complex struggles that occurred when attempting to negotiate a development agenda for a drama workshop involving people with mental health problems. Notes that the context of the intervention was "highly problematic." Suggests that for substantial change to take place the project worker and participants need an agenda of…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Drama Workshops, Dramatics, Higher Education
Peer reviewedMiller, Scott – Stage of the Art, 1995
Describes the creation of a theater-based program for eighth-grade students in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg (Georgia) Schools. Chronicles the efforts of playwright Ed Shockley to write a play focusing on teen violence and aimed at eighth-grade students. Concludes that the program and the play succeeded in accomplishing their goals. Relates three…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Grade 8, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools
