Overview

Although drama is part of the National Curriculum for English at all Key Stages, little guidance currently exists on how teachers can effectively integrate this into the curriculum. Often drama is used only for Personal and Social Education- to explore issues such as bullying or for the 'end of term production'. Although these activities are valuable in their own right, children also need to be encouraged to be play writers and play watchers if they are to discover and appreciate drama in all its forms throughout the world. In this collection of essays, David Hornbrook and a team of contributors focus on practical strategies for developing the drama curriculum in primary and secondary schools. Although the book focuses on the content of the curriculum, the theoretical foundations underpinning these strategies are also clearly explained. The book is divided into three sections: teaching and learning- the contributors consider the role of drama as a world phenomenon and the skills and knowledge needed to develop a coherent, multicultural drama curriculum; creating and performing drama in school- how can teachers effectively involve young people with the three constituent elements of drama- making, performing and responding? watching and understanding drama in school- the importance of the audience, the influences of the media and television and how students can be helped to develop a general dramatic literacy as part of a process of critical acculturation. Sharon Bailin, Simon Fraser University, Canada, Sita Brahmachari, Ruth Forder, Homerton College, Cambridge, UK, Jane Gangi, Sacred Heart University, USA, Andy Kempe,

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'...an important book that deserves the attention not only of drama teachers but anyone concerned with designing the school curriculum...The case is impressively made, and overwhelming.' - Times Educational Supplement 'It is good to read a book that views watching and understanding a play as a two way means of communication.' - Education Review 'A thoughtful and passionate book that fuels the fires of the longstanding process/product debate close to the heart of all drama/theatre practitioners and scholars.' - Canadian Journal of Education

'...an important book that deserves the attention not only of drama teachers but anyone concerned with designing the school curriculum...The case is impressively made, and overwhelming.' - Times Educational Supplement 'It is good to read a book that views watching and understanding a play as a two way means of communication.' - Education Review 'A thoughtful and passionate book that fuels the fires of the longstanding process/product debate close to the heart of all drama/theatre practitioners and scholars.' - Canadian Journal of Education

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David Hornbrook was Staff Inspector for Drama for the Inner London Education Authority until its abolition in 1990. He is now based in the London Borough of Camden and inspects schools and colleges throughout England. A former teacher, actor and theatre director, Dr Hornbrook is an Associate Fellow of the Central School of Speech and Drama and an influential author in the field of drama education. His publications include Education and Dramatic Art (second edition, Routledge 1998) and Education in Drama (1991).

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