Description
Book SynopsisKathleen Gallagher uses the drama classroom as a window into the daily challenges of marginalized youth in Toronto, Boston, Taipei, and Lucknow.
Trade Review'Why Theatre Matters is written as a beautifully moderated conversation among the students and the teachers... This book reflects a researcher who pursues excellence and vulnerability together, inviting the field of theatre education to do the same.' -- Cortney McEniry Theatre Topics vol 26:03:2016
Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter One: The Complexity of People, Conversation, and Space as Data Chapter Two: The Social and Pedagogical Context for Engagement Chapter Three: The Multi-dimensionality of Engagement: Academic Achievement, Academic Enthusiasm, Voluntary Initiative and What the Numbers Tell Us Chapter Four: Social Performances: Students and Teachers Inhabit Their Roles Chapter Five: Life or Theatre? Chapter Six: Up Close and Personal: Unfinished Stories Appendix 1: Social Identity Categories Appendix 2: Tables References
