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| Youth Theatre Journal | 7 |
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| McCammon, Laura A. | 2 |
| Brown, Cynthia L. | 1 |
| Garcia, Lorenzo | 1 |
| Gonzalez, Jo Beth | 1 |
| Klein, Jeanne | 1 |
| van de Water, Manon | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 7 |
| Reports - Research | 3 |
| Opinion Papers | 2 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
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Peer reviewedMcCammon, Laura A. – Youth Theatre Journal, 1992
Describes a case study of a high school theater teacher who left teaching as a result of teacher burnout. Defines burnout, describes the teacher's brief career along with factors that she found stressful, and discusses implication for educational practice. (SR)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Research, High Schools, Teacher Attitudes
Peer reviewedGarcia, Lorenzo – Youth Theatre Journal, 1994
Offers a case study of an African American college student's involvement in theater. Describes her experiences in high school and university theater programs and the meanings she made of those experiences to reveal her concept of ethnicity. (SR)
Descriptors: Black Students, Case Studies, Ethnicity, High Schools
Peer reviewedBrown, Cynthia L. – Youth Theatre Journal, 1999
Presents a case study examining the personal characteristics and external support systems which may have led to longevity in the career of a specific high school theatre arts teacher. Discusses internal support systems (including organizational skills, being adaptable to change, and respecting students) and external support systems (including the…
Descriptors: Careers, Case Studies, High Schools, Teacher Characteristics
Peer reviewedKlein, Jeanne – Youth Theatre Journal, 1999
Responds to an article in the same issue of this journal which examines factors influencing longevity in the career of a particular high school theatre arts teacher. Notes responses of some jurors regarding methodological concerns and theoretical grounding, but appreciates the writer's personal affinity with her subject and welcomes the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, High Schools, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Morale
Peer reviewedvan de Water, Manon – Youth Theatre Journal, 1999
Responds to an article in the same issue of this journal describing a high school play director's use of "democratic" directing methods. Explores questions about methodology and study design and the role of the researcher in examining her own practice. Argues that the study makes a strong contribution to the field, especially for those involved in…
Descriptors: High Schools, Production Techniques, Research Methodology, Student Empowerment
Peer reviewedGonzalez, Jo Beth – Youth Theatre Journal, 1999
Describes how the author used "democratic" directing methods in her after-school play rehearsals of Shakespeare to help high school students navigate the shifting space between their own creative freedom and the conventional confines of a public high school. Details her use of unorthodox rehearsal strategies involving student…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Ethnography, High Schools, Production Techniques
Peer reviewedMcCammon, Laura A. – Youth Theatre Journal, 1994
Shows that, because the school administration did not recognize the need for team building, a group of four magnet theater teachers did not form an effective group. Discusses how unresolved task, procedural, and interpersonal conflicts, and a lack of confidence in themselves as theater professionals also prevented the formation of an effective…
Descriptors: Collegiality, Educational Research, Group Dynamics, High Schools
