'In drama you can be anything ... ': student perspectives on drama teaching and school performance in Icelandic compulsory education

The aim of this article is to shed light on how students experience drama lessons and school performance when drama is part of the school curriculum. Within a sociocultural framework of understanding, an ethnographic study was conducted on the culture and context of drama implementation in two schoo...

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Published inResearch in drama education Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 176 - 194
Main Author Thorkelsdóttir, Rannveig Björk
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 03.04.2023
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Academic Achievement
Compulsory Education
Cultural factors
Curricula
Drama
drama curriculum
Drama Education
drama teaching
Elementary School Students
Foreign Countries
Learning
Perceptions
school performance
Schools
Secondary School Students
Sociocultural factors
Student Attitudes
Student Experience
Students
Students experience in drama
Iceland
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ISSN1356-9783
1470-112X
DOI10.1080/13569783.2022.2116976

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Summary:The aim of this article is to shed light on how students experience drama lessons and school performance when drama is part of the school curriculum. Within a sociocultural framework of understanding, an ethnographic study was conducted on the culture and context of drama implementation in two schools in Iceland. The students talk about drama being their favourite subject, and they believe that they are learning a lot. The students are affected through embodied learning, and the popularity and qualitative dimensions of perceived learning and perceived satisfaction of drama lessons and the teaching are documented at both schools.
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ISSN:1356-9783
1470-112X
DOI:10.1080/13569783.2022.2116976