MasterClass in Drama Education: Transforming Teaching and Learning

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Professor Michael Anderson (University of Sydney, Australia) Sue Brindley (University of Cambridge, UK)

MasterClass in Drama Education

Transforming Teaching and Learning

Professor Michael Anderson (University of Sydney, Australia), Sue Brindley (University of Cambridge, UK)

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Continuum Publishing Corporation
01 December 2011

Theatre Studies; Secondary schools; Teaching of a specific subject

Series: MasterClass

MasterClass in Drama Education explores drama teaching, drawing directly on international research and practice, presenting effective and engaging approaches for drama learning and focusing on the skills, knowledge and understanding needed by researchers teachers and Master's-level students. Anderson also draws on the history of drama education to create a foundation for effective learning and teaching.

Topics covered include:

- The foundations of drama learning - Planning - Knowledge and skills - Assessment

MasterClass in Drama Education will be essential reading for all studying the teaching and learning of drama on PGCE and Education MEd/MA courses.

By: Professor Michael Anderson (University of Sydney Australia)
Series edited by: Sue Brindley (University of Cambridge UK)
Imprint: Continuum Publishing Corporation
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 189mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 406g
ISBN: 9781441185891
ISBN 10: 1441185895
Series: MasterClass
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 01 December 2011
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Series Editor's Foreword Sue Brindley Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: Drama Education for Generation Next: Foundations for Effective Pedagogy 1. Teaching Drama in the Twenty-First Century 2. The Challenge of Technology 3. A History of Drama Education 4. Drama and Aesthetic Education 5. Collaborative Understanding: Ensemble Approaches in Drama Education Part II: Teaching Drama with Generation Next: Pedagogy in Practice 6. Planning Drama Learning 7. Teaching Knowledge and Skills in Drama Education 8. Assessing Drama Learning 9. Researching Drama Education Epilogue References Index

Michael Anderson is Professor of Education at the University of Sydney, Australia.

Reviews for MasterClass in Drama Education: Transforming Teaching and Learning

'MasterClassin Drama Education provides an excellent insight into teaching drama in thetwenty-first century. It considers the challenges and offers pragmaticsolutions for educating the young people of today who face an unknown andunimaginable future. This text looks back over the history of drama educationwith a superb summary of the field to date, comprehensively covering thedevelopment of the field with references to practitioners and academics in Australia, America, Canadaand the UK.In part two, Andersondiscusses drama as a productive pedagogy for democratic learning in a long overduereconsideration of both the aesthetics and power of drama in the classroom.This text is a significant addition to the literature of drama education bothfor experienced teachers and those new to the field.' SelinaBusby, Course Leader, CentralSchool of Speech and Drama, University of London, UK