Study on the synergy of Theatre Pedagogy and Philosophy for Children: A multi-disciplinary approach

This study explores the reasons why theatre pedagogy as practiced through drama inquiry is highly compatible with philosophical inquiry as practiced in a community of inquiry. After clarifying the way in which theatre and philosophy can be practiced in an educational context, common elements of drama and philosophical inquiry are examined in terms of epistemology and method. As it is suggested that a number of skills and attitudes can be traced in both drama and philosophical inquiry, there follows an elaborated presentation of such points of relevance. The study concludes that a synergy of drama and philosophical inquiry may not only be feasible but also highly productive as there are common aims and principles which provide a basis for applying effectively a model of philosophical inquiry assisted by drama inquiry.

Doprinos pozorišne pedagogije razvoju kompetencija nastavnika nemačkog jezika u inicijalnom obrazovanju

This paper examines the contribution of theatre pedagogy, implemented in the initial education of German language and literature students, to the development of teaching competencies defined in strategic documents. The target group of the research consisted of German language teachers who were members of the Academic Theater of German Students during their bachelor and master studies. A semi-structured group discussion was used as the data collection technique, while the data analysis and interpretation theater pedagogy methods, they should be integrated into the curricula of study programs dealing with the education of future foreign language teachers. were performed using a qualitative research method. The results have shown that theatre pedagogy contributes to the development of professional, psychological, didactic and mod- erational-mediational skills of future teachers of German as a foreign language. Having in mind the spectrum of teaching competencies that are developed through the application of

Students’ Multilevel Artistic and Pedagogical Communication Mastering

The article substantiates the feasibility of introducing student theatre in the professional training of future teachers on the basis of generalizing the experience of theatre pedagogy. The student theatre is considered as a form of art and pedagogical activity, oriented on personal development, self-development, and improvement of creative abilities of future teachers, formation of professional self-sufficiency by means of multilevel artistic and pedagogical communication in the system of higher pedagogical education. The characteristic features of the phenomenon of “artistic and pedagogical communication” are analysed and considered in two conceptual meanings: artistic and pedagogical. The multi-level artistic and pedagogical communication of the student theatre is defined as the interdependent process of professional training of future teachers, which integrates the internal and external interaction of subjects of artistic and creative activity. In this regard, the multi-level artistic and pedagogical communication of the students' theatre participants is presented as a consistent acquirement of role-playing in the process of certain levels of artistic and pedagogical communication. The characteristics of the levels of artistic and pedagogical communication are divided into: contemplative-oriented, creative-performing, artistic-active, and art studies. The article gives a determination of criteria and corresponding levels of mastering of multilevel artistic and pedagogical communication by future teachers.

Possibilities of theatrical pedagogy in solving problems of social sphere

In my article I focus on the connection between the artistic and social spheres, the transcendence of art education into therapy and I will briefly mention the structure of art education with a focus on theatrical pedagogy in the Czech Republic. I divided the article into theatrical pedagogy in practice for younger school age, teenage and youth, adults and seniors, and the following areas: a) Theatrical pedagogy in the structure of the Czech educational system and as a part of leisure activities and Drama education as a subject for future teachers. In this part I shortly present what drama education / theatrical pedagogy in the Czech school system means and I draw the introduction on the studies and ideas of prof. Mgr. Jaroslav Provazník, who leads the Department of Drama in Education at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague; b) The potential of nonverbal theatre techniques in communication with specific groups and theatre pedagogy in the context of integration and inclusion; c) Pedagogy of substitute subjects – performativity of objects. In this section I present a personal description of one five-year cycle with “object workshops” – drama education: empirical research, comparison, development of methodology of working with the subject in the context of drama education.

The contribution of theatre pedagogy to the social and individual development of students in teaching German as a foreign language

The aim of the research presented in this paper was to study the contribution of theatre pedagogy to the social and individual development of students in the teaching of German as a foreign language. The target group included respondents of majority Serbian nationality and minority ethnic Roma. Semi-structured group discussions were used as an interactive data collection technique in qualitative research. The results suggest that directed theatre pedagogy activities contribute to a reduction in the level of social distance in an ethnically heterogeneous group, and that intergroup contacts in this type of activity stimulate peer interaction and a sense of unity regardless of individual differences. Social development has also affected individual development on three levels: conative, cognitive and affective. In view of the fact that supradisciplinary collaboration between theatrology, pedagogy and language teaching methodology is conducive to the creation of a context of active collaborative learning, the concepts of theatre pedagogy should be integrated into curricular and/or extracurricular activities. In this way, students from deprived groups and from the majority population would be motivated to enrich intergroup relationships in the system of formal education with their talents and abilities, which is a precondition for developing intercultural education and awareness of its importance.

Drama in Education as an Educational Tool for the Management of Cultural Diversity in Primary Schools

This paper is focused on the manner drama in education may be applied efficiently for the management of cultural inhomogeneity in the classroom and in groups of children. Research shows that this specific educational methodology has a positive contribution to the development of a wide range of skills of social-emotional development. In an era when cultural diversity in classrooms is more intense than ever, this article proposes theatre-pedagogy practices that establish a collaboration culture in the group and contribute to the acceptance and respect of different religious, national, linguistic and racial identities at school.