Tag: Special Needs Education

What Artistic, Pedagogic and Therapeutic Challenges can Arise with a Community Based Theatre Project?|DaTEAsia Vol. 3

Applied Theatre Practice, Journal of Drama and Theatre Education in Asia (DaTEAsia), Community Theatre, Applied Theatre Research|

This paper focuses on and discusses the strategies to solve different Artistic, Pedagogic and Therapeutic challenges in a staged musical based on local life, language and history with a diversity of people in a small town in Norway. Using a graphic model comprised of three intersecting circles, where each circle represents the Artistic, Pedagogic or Therapeutic challenge, I analyze both the overlapping and the distinct areas where these challenges occur. This analysis covers the process from the project’s inception through to the fnal performance.

The Experience of Using Acting Class as a Means to Enhance the Social Skills of Students with Autism/Asperger Syndrome|DaTEAsia Vol. 2

Applied Theatre Practice, Journal of Drama and Theatre Education in Asia (DaTEAsia), Applied Theatre Research|

This paper aims to share the experience of a pilot project of which acting class has been used as a means to enhance the social skills of students with autism/Asperger syndrome. The pilot project has implemented four acting classes. The participants include students with autism/Asperger syndrome from primary and secondary schools. The “student social skills progress report” has been used to understand the effectiveness of acting class on the social skills of these students. The results show that each participant has demonstrated improvement in his/her social skills. Besides, through the process of the acting classes, the pilot project has summed up a “relationship based” working model, and given suggestions on implementing acting classes for students with autism/Asperger syndrome to schools and organizations for reference.

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