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Tam, Po Chi – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2018
In this paper, drawing on Bakhtin's carnival theory, I argue that teachers can play a transgressive role--similar to that of the carnival fool--by taking on a story role and by interacting with the children in the drama convention of Teacher-in-Role. The carnival notion of 'decrowning-crowning' allows me to understand how the teachers disguise and…
Descriptors: Drama, Teacher Role, Early Childhood Education, Educational Theories