ERIC Number: EJ1244086
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Apr
Pages: 33
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The Playwright Within: Fun, Freedom, and Agency through Playwriting for Urban Elementary Students
View, Jenice L.; Hanley, Mary Stone
Urban Education, v55 n4 p592-624 Apr 2020
The participants in this study are 9-year-olds who demonstrate signs of incipient alienation. Even with an experienced teacher who had a positive relationship with her students, some students describe school as boring. The arts may provide a path away from alienation when learning is embedded in the students' cultural knowledge and when the artistic process is primary. Our research question was, "What do students learn when engaged in a playwriting experience in school?" The evidence suggests that students discovered fun, freedom, and a sense of agency with language arts as a result of their participation in the program.
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Playwriting, Teacher Student Relationship, Freedom, Personal Autonomy, Outcomes of Education, Alienation, Language Arts, Drama, Imagination, Creativity, Student Attitudes, Intervention, Student Diversity
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Language: English
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