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"Applied Theatre: Research" is the first book to consolidate
thinking about applied theatre as research through a thorough
investigation of ATAR as a research methodology. It will be an
indispensable resource for teachers and researchers in the area.The
first section of the book details the history of the relationship
between applied theatre and research, especially in the area of
evaluation and impact assessment, and offering an examination of
the literature surrounding applied theatre and research. The book
then explores how applied theatre as research (ATAR) works as a
democratic and pro-social adjunct to community based research and
explains its complex relationship to arts informed inquiry,
Indigenous research methods and other research epistemologies. The
book provides a rationale for this approach focusing on its
capacity for reciprocity within communities. The second part of the
book provides a series of international case studies of effective
practice which detail some of the key approaches in the method and
based on work conducted in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and
the South Pacific. The case studies provide a range of cultural
contexts for the playing out of various forms of ATAR, and a
concluding chapter considers the tensions and the possibilities
inherent in ATAR.This is a groundbreaking book for all researchers
who are working with communities who require a method that moves
beyond current research practice.
This volume offers researchers and practitioners new perspectives
on applied theatre work, exploring the relationship between applied
theatre and its intent, success and value. Applied theatre is a
well-established field focused on the social application of the
arts in a range of contexts including schools, prisons, residential
aged care and community settings. The increased uptake of applied
theatre in these contexts requires increased analysis and
understanding of indications of success and value. This volume
provides critical commentary and questions regarding issues
associated with developing, delivering and evaluating applied
theatre programs. Part 1 of the volume presents a discussion of the
ways the concept of change is presented to and by funding bodies,
practitioners, participants, researchers and policy makers to
discover and analyse the relationships between applied theatre
practice, transformative intent, and evaluation. Part 2 of the
volume offers perspectives from key authors in the field which
extend and contextualize the discussion by examining key themes and
practice-based examples.
Woolly Bargains, A Scary Story for Young People...Woolly Bargains
is a fable featuring two characters, one a bright, energetic, young
grasshopper and the other an old woolly spider who lives at the
base of a large yellow bloom on a Pecado Bush. In the story the
crafty old spider is unable to chase or catch his favorite meal,
that of a grasshopper and so he proposes a deal with his new found
green friend in which both will benefit. "All I ask is that you go
to the meadow and bring me back a blade of grass and place it
within the edge of my web. In return I will select the finest of
the fruit from my parlor and place it outside the sticky rim of my
weave." It is a story of personal values and the bargains we make
to get the things we want. The deals between the grasshopper and
the spider involve flattery, patience, risks and temptation. The
outcome of the relationship, what happens to the grasshopper and
the spider, is obvious to some readers and not so clear to others.
Though by appearance it is written as a children's book it seems to
have broad appeal to readers of all ages. You will see that some
lessons are best learned early.
This volume is the first book to map a broad range of practices and
critically examine the impact of education and outreach programmes
in theatres and theatre companies around the globe. This innovative
volume looks specifically at the manner in which theatres and
theatre companies engage in educational, outreach and community
work. An array of global case studies examines a wide range of
existing and innovative practices, and scrutinises how this work
achieves successful results and delivers impact and outcome on
investment. The editors set the scene briefly in terms of the
history of education in theatre organisations, and then move on to
chart some of the difficulties and challenges associated with this
work, as well as looking into the conceptual issues that need to be
interrogated so that we may understand the impact of outreach and
education work on the communities and audiences it aims to reach. A
range of theatre practitioners and academics describe their work,
its background, and what the authors understand to be successful
outcomes for both the participants and the theatres. Finally, the
book offers suggestions for both practitioners and researchers
regarding further development in this work.
Now you can enjoy the soul-warming aromas and beguiling flavors of
homemade sourdough with much less fuss and with a whole lot less
time in the kitchen. In Sourdough Breads from the Bread Machine,
best-selling bread-machine author Michelle Anderson turns her
expert hand to sourdough breads and shows that these supposedly
difficult breads really can be very easy to make, if you have a
bread machine in your kitchen arsenal. She does so by way of
delivering 100 delectable and foolproof recipes, from basic loaves
for the weekday whirl to rustic artisan breads like ciabatta,
focaccia, brioche, and baguettes, along with nut breads, cheese
breads, herb breads, and sweet dessert breads like babka and
stollen. The recipes include: Light Rye Sourdough Dates and Maple
Bread San Francisco Sourdough Blue Cheese-Pecan Sourdough
Multigrain Sourdough Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls You will learn how to
acquire, work with, and store a good sourdough starter. You will
find family-recipes for lunchbox sandwiches and elegant breads to
serve when you have company. You will find healthy breads made with
whole grains and with nutritious filings like nuts, yogurt,
veggies, and fruit. Above all, you will find breads that are a
delight to eat. And you probably know that working with sourdough
always yields lots of extra dough, called "discard." The book has a
special chapter that reveals all the glorious things you can make
with sourdough discard, from Sourdough Brownies and Sourdough
Blueberry Muffins to Sourdough Pancakes, Sourdough Lemon Scones,
and even Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies. This is a book that
makes sourdough easier than you ever thought-and better tasting
than ever.
This volume offers rare insights into the connection between
young audiences and the performing arts. Based on studies of
adolescent and post-adolescent audiences, ages 14 to 25, the book
examines to what extent they are part of our society s cultural
conversation. It studies how these young people read and understand
theatrical performance. It looks at what the educational components
in their theatre literacy are, and what they make of the whole
social event of theatre. It studies their views on the relationship
between what they themselves decide and what others decide for
them. The book uses qualitative and quantitative data collected in
a six-year study carried out in the three largest Australian
States, thirteen major performing arts companies, including the
Sydney Opera House, three state theatre companies and three funding
organisations. The book s perspectives are derived from world-wide
literature and company practices and its significance and
ramifications are international.
The book is written to be engaging and accessible to theatre
professionals and lay readers interested in theatre, as well as
scholars and researchers.
This extraordinary book thoroughly explains why young people
(ages 14-25+) do and do not attend theatre into adulthood by
delineating how three inter-linked factors (literacy, confidence,
and etiquette) influence their decisions. Given that theatre
happens inside spectators minds, the authors balance the theatre
equation by focusing upon young spectators and thereby dispel
numerous beliefs held by theatre artists and educators. Each
clearly written chapter engages readers with astute insights and
compelling examples of pertinent responses from young people,
teachers, and theatre professionals. To stem the tide of decreasing
theatre attendance, this highly useful book offers pragmatic
strategies for artistic, educational, and marketing directors, as
well as national theatre organizations and arts councils around the
world. I have no doubt that its brilliantly conceived research,
conducted across multiple contexts in Australia, will make a
significant and original contribution to the profession of theatre
on an international scale. Jeanne Klein, "University of Kansas,
USA"
" Young Audiences, Theatre and the Cultural Conversation" is" "a
compelling and comprehensive study on attitudes and habits of youth
theatre audiences by leading international scholars in the field.
This benchmark study offers unique insights by and for theatre
makers and administrators, theatre educators and researchers,
schools, parents, teachers, students, audience members of all
ages.
A key strength within the book centers on the emphasis of the
participant voices, particularly the voices of the youth. Youth
voices, along with those of teachers and theatre artists, position
the extensive field research front and center. George Belliveau,
"The University of British Columbia, Canada""
This edition collection showcases the increasing intersections
between drama and applied theatre, education, innovation and
technology. It tunes in to the continuing conversation that has
been a persistent if not prominent feature of our drama education
since the advent of accessible computer based technologies. The
chapters in this book consider how technology can be used as a
potent tool in drama learning and how the learning is changing the
technologies and in turn how learning is transforming the
technology. This collection includes contributions from leading
scholars in the field on a range of topics including digital
storytelling and identity formation, applied drama and
micro-blogging and the use of Second Life in drama learning. The
chapters provide a potent collection for researchers and educators
considering the role of technology in drama education spaces. This
book was originally published as a special issue of RiDE: The
Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance.
Working away from trends in government policy, this book takes a
future-oriented re-imagining of schools with a focus on four innate
human capacities: collaboration, critical reflection, communication
and creativity. Miranda Jefferson and Michael Anderson draw
together examples of practice from around the world to provide a
reimagining of education. They show how our schools can be
sustainably transformed to be places of support, challenge and joy
in learning, responsive to students’ needs and the needs in our
workplaces and wider society. Readers are empowered to use
knowledge and experience to create the reality they would like to
see in their school, building engaged, innovative and active
learning, pedagogy curriculum and leadership. Key ideas are
summarised at the end of each chapter along with an extensive
referencing and bibliography, and a supporting glossary.
This volume examines the role of movement, visibility, and
experience within Pompeian houses as a major factor determining
house form, the use of space, and the manner, meaning, and
modalities of domestic daily life, through the application of
GIS-based analysis alongside close consideration of ancient
literature.
This book presents ground-breaking research on the ways the Arts
fosters motivation and engagement in both academic and non-academic
domains. It reports on mixed method, international research that
investigated how the Arts make a difference in the lives of young
people. Drawing on the findings of a longitudinal quantitative
study led by the internationally renowned educational psychologist
Andrew Martin, the book examines the impact of arts involvement in
the academic outcomes of 643 students and reports on the in-depth
qualitative research that investigates what constitutes
best-practice in learning and teaching in the Arts. The book also
examines drama, dance, music, visual arts and film classrooms to
construct an understanding of quality pedagogy in these classrooms.
With its evidence-based but highly accessible approach, this book
will be directly and immediately relevant to those interested in
the Arts as a force for change in schooling. How Arts Education
Makes a Difference discusses: The Arts Education, Motivation,
Engagement and Achievement Research Visual Arts, Drama and Music in
Classrooms Technology-mediated Arts Engagement International
Perspectives on Arts and Cultural Policies in Education This book
is a timely collation of research and experiential findings which
support the need to promote arts education in schools worldwide. It
will be particularly useful for educationists, researchers in
education and arts advocates.
This work offers an innovative insight into the many unique ways in
which drama teaching can be integrated with digital gaming
technology in order to make the student learning experience one
that is truly memorable. "Teaching Drama with Digital Technology"
explores the rapidly evolving intersections between drama, digital
gaming, technology and teaching. It documents the praxis (practice
and research) that move beyond anecdotal discussion of approaches
and design. The contributors explore the realities of teaching an
ancient aesthetic form in classrooms full of technologically able
students. It also examines cases from classroom practice to present
teaching, with approaches and understandings that are based on
evidence and supported by cutting edge learning theory from
educational leaders in drama and technology. This series takes a
scholarly look at the significant impact digital technology has had
on teaching. Each book takes a different subject and discusses the
specific implications the increased used of digital technology as a
tool for learning has on their particular topic.
This book presents ground-breaking research on the ways the Arts
fosters motivation and engagement in both academic and non-academic
domains. It reports on mixed method, international research that
investigated how the Arts make a difference in the lives of young
people. Drawing on the findings of a longitudinal quantitative
study led by the internationally renowned educational psychologist
Andrew Martin, the book examines the impact of arts involvement in
the academic outcomes of 643 students and reports on the in-depth
qualitative research that investigates what constitutes
best-practice in learning and teaching in the Arts. The book also
examines drama, dance, music, visual arts and film classrooms to
construct an understanding of quality pedagogy in these classrooms.
With its evidence-based but highly accessible approach, this book
will be directly and immediately relevant to those interested in
the Arts as a force for change in schooling. How Arts Education
Makes a Difference discusses: The Arts Education, Motivation,
Engagement and Achievement Research Visual Arts, Drama and Music in
Classrooms Technology-mediated Arts Engagement International
Perspectives on Arts and Cultural Policies in Education This book
is a timely collation of research and experiential findings which
support the need to promote arts education in schools worldwide. It
will be particularly useful for educationists, researchers in
education and arts advocates.
Digital video and film technologies are transforming classrooms
across the world. Teaching the Screen looks beyond the buttons and
knobs to explore ways of teaching video and film effectively in
secondary classrooms. More and more young people have access to
low-cost filming and editing technologies - mobile phones,
computers, portable digital - which is changing the experience of
digital storytelling. Approaches to classroom teaching and learning
need to change too. The authors offer a new pedagogy of film
storytelling that draws on research from effective classroom film
learning practice. They contextualise screen learning within
different educational settings, discuss how teachers can highlight
aesthetics in film appreciation and filmmaking, and explore the
impact of different technologies. Teaching the Screen is essential
reading for educators who want to create engaging learning and
teaching activities with screen technologies in secondary English
and other subject areas. 'A well balanced and comprehensive account
of the issues in filmmaking likely to be encountered by English
teachers. It lifts engagement beyond the usual procedural knowledge
level, to one of active critique.' - Sue Brindley, University of
Cambridge 'This book has bridged the theoretical and practical
without compromising either. It offers a thorough systematic
account of theoretical issues and practical techniques in teaching
film appreciation and filmmaking.' - Associate Professor George
Belliveau, University of British Columbia
Digital video and film technologies are transforming classrooms
across the world. Teaching the Screen looks beyond the buttons and
knobs to explore ways of teaching video and film effectively in
secondary classrooms. More and more young people have access to
low-cost filming and editing technologies - mobile phones,
computers, portable digital - which is changing the experience of
digital storytelling. Approaches to classroom teaching and learning
need to change too. The authors offer a new pedagogy of film
storytelling that draws on research from effective classroom film
learning practice. They contextualise screen learning within
different educational settings, discuss how teachers can highlight
aesthetics in film appreciation and filmmaking, and explore the
impact of different technologies. Teaching the Screen is essential
reading for educators who want to create engaging learning and
teaching activities with screen technologies in secondary English
and other subject areas.'A well balanced and comprehensive account
of the issues in filmmaking likely to be encountered by English
teachers. It lifts engagement beyond the usual procedural knowledge
level, to one of active critique.' - Sue Brindley, University of
Cambridge'This book has bridged the theoretical and practical
without compromising either. It offers a thorough systematic
account of theoretical issues and practical techniques in teaching
film appreciation and filmmaking.' - Associate Professor George
Belliveau, University of British Columbia
This book is a short but comprehensive survey of the work on the history of the family in Western Europe and North America, for the period 1500-1914. Updated to include material published between 1980 and 1994, it aims to provide students of family history with a structured and balanced critique of and guide to the huge literature on the subject. Professor Anderson focuses particularly on the strengths and limitations of different approaches that have been adopted in the discipline, and seeks connections among themes, countries and periods.
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