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The application of Theatre of the Oppressed techniques in elementary education theory and practice: A constructivist approach
Abstract
This study explored the application of theatre as an educational tool with bilingual children using theatre techniques based on the work of the theatre theorist Augusto Boal. This documentation is important because there are few studies demonstrating how children are affected by drama. Boal developed theatre as a tool for social/political change to transform educational monologue into a dialogue. The objective of this exploratory study was to applied the Theatre of the Oppressed techniques in a Bilingual elementary setting. No hypothesis was tested and the study was exploratory and descriptive by nature. The following tasks were accomplished: (1) Assessment of the use of the Theatre of the Oppressed techniques with Bilingual children. (2) Observation made during the implementation of these theatre techniques. Eighteen children were chosen to participate in the study. The research revealed that Theatre of the Oppressed games and exercises can be use with bilingual children to create a sense of self, sense of the other, sense of community, communication and to empower them. All the previous themes evolved in the study.
Subject Area
Elementary education|Bilingual education|Multicultural education|Theater
Recommended Citation
Mendoza Claudio, Juana Amelia, "The application of Theatre of the Oppressed techniques in elementary education theory and practice: A constructivist approach" (2002). Doctoral Dissertations Available from Proquest. AAI3039377.
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3039377