Faculty Publications
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
Comments
ERIC Document - ED267453 found in the ERIC Database