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Curtis, Pat – 1989
To develop young readers who will continue to read throughout life, reading must be taught in a context that encourages students to read and to love reading. Teachers, parents, and librarians can lead students into books through a variety of strategies. Adults can awaken youngsters' imaginations by reading aloud, introducing books by means of book…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Books, Childrens Literature, Class Activities
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Elementary and Secondary Education. – 1985
Intended to help teachers understand English as a curricular area and identify curriculum issues, this document can also assist committee members as they develop or revise their school district's English language arts course of study. The chapters discuss the following topics: (1) the past, present, and future of the English language arts…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Educational History, Educational Objectives

Gillespie, Patti P., Ed. – ACA Bulletin, 1983
The theme of this special journal issue is theatre administration. The journal is divided into four parts: a short introduction and three major sections on the role of the theatre chair, theatre administration in the 1980's, and evaluating creative work. Among others, topics covered in the issue's 13 articles include (1) the changing nature of the…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Educational Trends, Evaluation Methods
Meyer, George – 1985
A project was conducted to enhance the vocational training program of approximately 300 students enrolled in carpentry/general building construction, electrical/electronics, and cosmetology courses by introducing them to possible career opportunities available in the technical theater field. The program was conducted through Somerset County and…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Carpentry, Cosmetology, Experiential Learning
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1985
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 18 titles are as follows: (1) Physical and Oral Behaviors of the Solo Interpretive Performer; (2) Music in English Children's Drama; (3) Playwriting in the Maritime Provinces: 1845-1903; (4) Dance in Denver's Pioneer Theatres:…
Descriptors: Acting, American Indians, Communication Research, Doctoral Dissertations
Kidd, Ross – 1984
Focusing on the experience of one of seven working groups at a theater-for-development workshop in Zimbabwe, this report details the process followed by many groups, and reveals some of the major learnings, dilemmas, contradictions, strengths, and limiting factors found in a practical village-based theater-for-development process. A brief…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Involvement, Developing Nations, Drama
Carroll, Cyril J. – 1976
An introductory theatre course at Prince George's Community College (Maryland), taught by a team of three instructors, makes use of contract grading to permit students to become actively involved in theatre on several levels of interest. This paper describes the course and provides a course syllabus, list of contract options for the course, and a…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, Curriculum Guides
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1981
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 11 titles deal with the following topics: (1) transnational communication knowledge transfer and utilization, especially between the United States and Asian countries; (2) police personnel evaluation procedures as an aspect of…
Descriptors: Administrators, Annotated Bibliographies, Communication Research, Decision Making
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of School Planning. – 1981
Facility specifications for visual and performing arts areas are provided to guide and assist school officials, staff members, architects, and engineers plan suitable facilities for the arts in schools. The visual arts areas covered are studios, photographic laboratories, and galleries. Performing arts areas discussed are music facilities, drama…
Descriptors: Art Education, Auditoriums, Design Requirements, Educational Facilities Planning
Winegarden, Alan D. – 1978
This paper seeks to identify and clarify the claims made for readers theatre, a group form of oral interpretation. After summarizing the claims made in support of readers theatre as an educational aid and as therapy, five innovative programs implementing readers theatre are examined. In the final section of the paper, four studies testing the…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Creative Dramatics, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Campbell, C. W. – 1979
Although Will Rogers often described himself as "just a cowboy with a lot of luck," he was more than that. At one time or another he was a vaudeville entertainer, film star, world traveler, author, columnist, and after-dinner speaker. The most beloved figure of his time, this famous humorist was also part Cherokee Indian. Rogers was born…
Descriptors: Acting, American Indians, Authors, Biographies
Stead, Martha – 1975
This program guide is designed to serve as a reference resource for those involved with the teaching of drama at the junior high school level. Three elective, one-semester courses are described, with each description continuing a discussion of the goals, objectives, teaching strategies, and suggested sequences and time frames for the course. The…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Guides, Drama
Mahony, Sheila; And Others – 1980
Since the publication in April 1979 of the Carnegie Commission's report on the future of public radio and television in the United States, the accelerating pace of technological change has become even clearer, and this study was undertaken to provide a more detailed review of new marketplace developments, examining both service and revenue…
Descriptors: Broadcast Television, Cable Television, Communications Satellites, Cultural Opportunities
Fletcher, Winona L. – 1977
There are many important reasons for including black theatre as part of an interdisciplinary approach to the humanities. One of the most important reasons is that black theatre provides nonblacks, as well as blacks, the opportunity to gain knowledge about the black experience. Black theatre reflects the sociology, politics, economics, religion,…
Descriptors: Black Culture, Black Literature, Black Studies, Blacks
Keaveney, Madeline M. – 1977
The nonverbal components of dramatic art, namely costuming, setting, atmosphere, lighting, and blocking, can work as rhetorical determinants in the conversion process of the Unification Church in that they alter the frame of reference (the body of settled convictions, attitudes, and values) of certain individuals. The clean-cut costuming of church…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Communication (Thought Transfer), Credibility, Drama