Dramatic Interactions in Education Vygotskian and Sociocultural Approaches to Drama, Education and Research

by Davis, Susan; Ferholt, Beth; Clemson, Hannah Grainger; Jansson, Satu-Mari; Marjanovic-Shane, Ana

• ISBN13: 9781472576897
• ISBN10: 1472576896
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2015-02-12
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

Dramatic Interactions in Education draws together contemporary sociocultural research across drama and educational contents to draw out implications for researchers and practitioners both within and outside the field. Drama is a field for which human interactions, experience, emotional expression, and attitude are central, with those in non-arts fields discovering that understandings emerging from drama education can provide models and means for examining the affective and relational domains which are essential for understanding learning processes. In addition to this, those in the realm of drama education and applied theatre are realising that sociocultural and historical-cultural approaches can usefully inform their research and practice.

Leading international theorists and researchers from across the UK, Europe, USA and Australia combine theoretical discussions, research methodologies, accounts of research and applications in classroom and learning contexts, as they explore concepts from Vygotsky's foundational work and interrogate key concepts such as perezhivanie (or the emotional, lived experience), development of self, zone of proximal development.

Author Biography

Susan Davis is Senior Lecturer at Central Queensland University, Australia, and a writer and researcher with extensive experience in drama, theatre and education.

Beth Ferholt is Assistant Professor of Education, Early Childhood/Art, at Brooklyn College, City University of New York, USA.

Hannah Grainger Clemson is course tutor on MA Drama and Theatre Education, University of Warwick, UK.

Satu-Mari Jansson is a theatre-based trainer, facilitator, consultant and service designer, and researcher at the Centre for Activity Theory and Development Work Research, University of Helsinki, Finland.

Ana Marjanovic-Shane is Associate Professor of Education at Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, USA.

Table of Contents

Foreword, Professor Vera John-Steiner (University of New Mexico, USA)
1. Introduction, Susan Davis (Central Queensland University, Australia), Beth Ferholt (Brooklyn College, City University of New York, USA), Hannah Grainger Clemson (University of Warwick, UK), Satu-Mari Jansson (University of Helsinki, Finland) and Ana Marjanovic-Shane (Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, USA)
Part 1: Vygotsky, Drama, Perezhivanie and the Unity of Development
2. Pursuing Perezhivanie: From Vygotsky's Life of Drama to the Drama of Life, Michael Michell (University of New South Wales, Australia)
3. Vygotsky and Stanislavski: Artistic and Scientific Tensions Emerging from Early Soviet Russia, Hannah Grainger Clemson (University of Warwick, UK)
4. Perezhivanie in Researching Playworlds, Beth Ferholt (City University of New York, USA)
Part 2: Sociocultural Insights into Learning Through Drama
5. Dialogue and Social Positioning in Dramatic Pedagogy: Sailing with Odysseus, Brian Edmiston (Ohio State University, USA) and Meredith Whittaker (Ohio State University, USA)
6. Identity and Creativity: The Transformative Potential of Drama, Harry Daniels (University of Oxford, UK) and Emma Downes (Bartley Green School, Birmingham, UK)
7. Constructing Identity and Motivation in the Drama Classroom - A Sociocultural Approach, Richard Walker (University of Sydney, Australia) and Michael Anderson (University of Sydney, Australia)
8. A Dialogic Approach to Learning Drama on the Chronotopic Boundaries, Ana Marjanovic-Shane (Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, USA)
Part 3: The Dynamics of Meaning Making Through Drama Processes in the Classroom
9. Dramatic Play and ZPD to Enhance Language and Literacy Learning, Robyn Ewing (University of Sydney, Australia)
10. Additional Language Learning Through Process Drama: A Sociocultural Perspective, Penny Bundy (Griffith University, Australia), Erika Piazzoli (Griffith University, Australia) and Julie Dunn (Griffith University, Australia)
11. Prolepsis and Educational Change Through Drama: Bringing the Future Forward, Patricia Enciso (Ohio State University, USA) and David Wandera (Ohio State University, USA)
12. Interactive Drama with Digital Technology and Tools for Creative Learning, Susan Davis (Central Queensland University, Australia)
Part 4: Practice and Research Inspired by Sociocultural Approaches to Drama, Education and Learning
13. Researching Development and Learning Through Sociocultural Theory and Development Work Research: Movement Between Archetypes, Satu-Mari Jansson (University of Helsinki, Finland)
14. How Environment Affects Learning: Schoolteachers Engaging with Theatre-Based Pedagogies, Anton Franks (University of Nottingham, UK)
15. Drama, Theatre and Performance Creativity, R Keith Sawyer (Washington University, USA)
16. Forum Theatre as a Medium for Organisational Learning, Satu-Mari Jansson (University of Helsinki, Finland) and Yrjo Engestrom (University of Helsinki, Finland)
17. Concluding Chapter - Future Applications and Exploration, Susan Davis (Central Queensland University, Australia), Beth Ferholt (Brooklyn College, City University of New York, USA), Hannah Grainger Clemson (University of Warwick, UK), Satu-Mari Jansson (University of Helsinki, Finland) and Ana Marjanovic-Shane (Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, USA)