The social drama of a learning experience: how is drama appropriated as a pedagogical toolkit in secondary classrooms?

Thesis

The thesis presents a qualitative study which examines teachers’ and pupils’ experiences of drama tasks in secondary school subject lessons other than Drama, where the tasks are incorporated in pursuit of curriculum-defined teaching and learning goals. I take a cultural-historical perspective in my analysis, interrogating the possibilities for meaningful appropriations of drama as a pedagogical toolkit by examining social interaction and communication within the cultural context of the cl...

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Authors: Clemson, H

• Publication date: 2011
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: Oxford University, UK
• Language: English
• Keywords: pedagogy; drama; social; learning; secondary
• Subjects: Learning facilitation; Sociocultural and activity theory; Dramatic arts; Education