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Journal article
"When Brian Acted His Way Out of a Wet Paper Bag": The Transformational Qualities of Drama Education
The Australian journal of education, Online First
2025
Abstract
This study utilised Mezirow's Transformative Learning framework to explore drama teachers' and pre-service drama teachers' perceptions of transformation in the drama space. The research specifically examined three core questions: 1. Who are transformed? 2. What is transformed? 3. How does transformation happen? Adopting a phenomenological qualitative approach, we analysed interview data from eight drama teachers and 22 pre-service drama teachers in Western Australia. Findings indicate that participation in school-based drama activities fosters transformations (and perceptions of transformation) in self-confidence, personal values, and willingness to take creative risks. Beyond teaching performance skills, drama cultivates deeper understandings of self and others, offering enduring benefits that reach far beyond the classroom. This research makes explicit the taken-for-granted assumptions of drama as a transformative experience.
Details
- Title
- "When Brian Acted His Way Out of a Wet Paper Bag": The Transformational Qualities of Drama Education
- Authors/Creators
- Christina Gray - Edith Cowan UniversityRobin Pascoe - Murdoch University, College of Health and Education
- Publication Details
- The Australian journal of education, Online First
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Number of pages
- 18
- Identifiers
- 991005828249507891
- Copyright
- © Australian Council for Educational Research 2025
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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- 6 Social Sciences
- 6.11 Education & Educational Research
- 6.11.2357 Transformative Learning
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