{"product_id":"why-theatre-matters-9781442626942","title":"Why Theatre Matters","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKathleen Gallagher uses the drama classroom as a window into the daily challenges of marginalized youth in Toronto, Boston, Taipei, and Lucknow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction  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","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53187497984343,"sku":"9781442626942","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/why-theatre-matters-9781442626942","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}