"The Wiley Handbook of Action Research in Education" is the first book to offer theoretical, conceptual, and applied/practical presentations of action research as it is found and conducted solely in educational settings. Covering primarily PK-12 educational settings, the book utilizes a cross-section of international authors and…

This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 15 titles deal with the following topics: (1) a taxonomy of educational objectives in acting; (2) contemporary musical theatre in Utah; (3) applying management concepts to educational theatre operations; (4) creative drama and…

Notes that the data for this study come from a focused inquiry into the hopes and fears of seven university theatre students who anticipated becoming teachers. Concludes that as they explored their past and present experiences, and their future positions as teachers, self-reclamation was at the heart of their stories. (SG)

Reports results of a survey of institutions (mostly universities) with a child drama focus. Indicates that, although a review of methodology would be beneficial, a focus on research is firmly established in the child drama community. (PD)

There is a fundamental difference between the courses given at university drama institutes in the Netherlands and those of the drama departments in the American universities. This is one of the points to emerge from this article on the University of Amsterdam's Institute of Dramatic Art written by a senior staff member of that institute.…

Lists 29 research projects in progress within the field of theater, drama, and education. Provides the researcher's name, research title, school/organization affiliation, type of research, and estimated date of completion. (MM)

Analyzes the quantity of articles published in seven theatre journals from 1972-82. Provides data on the publication productivity of the top universities housing theatre programs. (PD)

Argues that artists, educators, and researchers who love theater, children, and theater for children can help to secure a prominent place for theater and the other arts in the futures of children by engaging in arts-based educational research that is story-based, compelling, persuasive, and artful and that aims at a wide audience of fellow…

This literature review is an essential resource for anyone involved in the research, theories, or methods and practices of arts integration. It covers what has been written between 1995 and 2007 in the U.S. and abroad and includes an historical overview, definitions and theoretical frameworks for arts integration, research and evaluation studies…

Describes aspects of a research project which, investigated how drama and theatre were used to explore the space that is emerging through the interaction of Maori and Pakeha cultures in New Zealand. Discusses two case studies: a project that used the arts as a catalyst to explore cultural difference, and an account of reflective practice in a…

Provides comparative salary tables for full-time professors, associate and assistant professors, instructors, and lecturers by academic areas in communication arts and sciences. Concludes that these salaries appear to have kept pace with salaries in higher education generally. (PD)

Presents the results of a survey of communication and theatre departments on budget changes, faculty demographics, student enrollment, department names, and general problems resulting from the state of the economy. (PD)

The results of a survey of college speech departments, conducted to gain information on the current status of voice/speech improvement training, department course offerings, and general approaches used by individual teachers are contained in this report. The report begins with a description of the survey and information on the respondents. The…

This annotated bibliography is an annual volume devoted to maintaining a record of graduate work in speech communication, providing abstracts of doctoral dissertations, and making subject area bibliographies available. The contents of this volume include "Studies in Mass Communication: A Selected Bibliography, 1973" by Roland C. Johnson…

Confined to the interaction of subject sex with stimulus complexity, this paper reports a portion of the results of an experimental study which hypothesized a series of relationships between theatre audience members' information-processing abilities and their responses to complex and simple plays. The subjects for the study were 60 female and 30…