Teaching Values through Drama

Authors

Greta Berghammer, University of Northern Iowa

Comments

ERIC Document - ED267453 found in the ERIC Database

Document Type

Report

Keywords

Acting; Creative Dramatics; Drama; Dramatics; Elementary Secondary Education; Scripts; Skits; Teaching Methods; Values Clarification; Values Education

Abstract

One dramatic technique to aid students in their discovery of values and value systems is "theatre-in-education" (TIE); a theatre event that takes place in schools; with actors working through roles for and with children. TIE aims to fuse education and theatre by having team members function as both teachers and actors; and the audiences of young people participate as both themselves and characters. TIE programs can be grouped into five categories ranging from full participation (category I); to full performance (category V). Topics that can be explored through TIE are personal freedom; peer pressure; and racial tolerance; leading students to consider their values of fairness; equality; individuality; and independence. Three programs suggesting the nature and range of TIE programs are at the Cockpit Theatre in London; the University of Texas at Austin; and the University of Northern Iowa. (Discussion of the objectives and procedures in each program comprises the major portion of this paper.) (EL)

Department

Department of Communication and Theatre Arts

Original Publication Date

1985

Object Description

1 PDF file (14 pages)

Repository

UNI ScholarWorks, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa

Copyright

©1985 Greta Berghammer

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Berghammer, Greta, "Teaching Values through Drama" (1985). Faculty Publications. 5669.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facpub/5669