Nurturing an Environment for Drama Education in a Learning Organisation: A Case Study of “Fanling Assembly of God Church Primary School”｜DaTEAsia Vol. 2

APA Citation

Chan, P. (2011). Nurturing an environment for drama education in a learning organisation: a case study of “Fanling Assembly of God Church Primary School”. The Journal of Drama and Theatre Education in Asia, 2, 5-20.

This case study examines how a Hong Kong primary school uses the management principles of “learning organisations” to nurture an environment for the long-term development of drama education in the school. Through a microscopic analysis of the school’s experiences, this paper documents and discusses how the school made use of external funding to bring in human and curriculum resources, how a platform for collaborative teacher development was created to nurture their own team of drama teachers, and how a holistic drama curriculum was conceived and practised in the school. This paper focuses on how the school adopts the principles of humanistic management to facilitate teacher empowerment and create a vision shared by teachers, parents and students.