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September 26, 2025Canadian Social Studies1 citations

Living Citizenship through Popular Theatre, Process Drama and Playbuilding

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JNJoe Norris

Key Points

  • Engaging with drama allows students to experience democracy and citizenship authentically and actively.
  • Three examples show how drama environments foster key skills like negotiation and cooperation among students.
  • The use of drama in classrooms underscores the importance of community and collaboration in learning citizenship.
  • Drama-based methods enhance students' understanding of democratic values and practices through immersive experiences.

Abstract

This paper suggests that through drama, students can encounter democracy and citizenship as authentic, lived experiences. Using three examples of the use of drama in school and classroom contexts, the author suggests that the lessons of citizenship are best taught through the negotiation, consensus building, and cooperation that is typical of drama environments.

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Joe Norris (2001) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d6cd6bb1249cec298b3d5fhttps://doi.org/10.29173/css291
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