Student Agency in Devised Theatre Education - Creating Collaborative Theatre in Virtual and In-Person Classrooms

This monograph argues that implementing devised theatre as a learning praxis has a unique potential to cultivate student agency in the twenty-first century classroom.

List of contents

1. Barriers to Creative Expression; 2. Student Agency in Education; 3. Agency in Our Virtual and In-Person Devised Theatre Classrooms; 4. Dramaturgy as a Tool in Cultivating Student Agency; 5. Resonance with Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander and Asian American Students; 6. Reflections and Recommendations

About the author

Mike Poblete is Instructional Assistant Professor of Devised Theatre at Texas A&M University. Originally from Brooklyn, NY, he is a playwright, performer, and deviser who has written eight full-length plays and numerous one-acts, which have been performed in six countries.

Summary

This monograph argues that implementing devised theatre as a learning praxis has a unique potential to cultivate student agency in the twenty-first century classroom.

Product details

• Authors: Mike Poblete
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.02.2025
• EAN: 9781032737195
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3273719-5
• No. of pages: 184
• Series: Routledge Research in Arts Education
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; DRAMA / General, Asia, EDUCATION / Computers & Technology, EDUCATION / Multicultural Education, ART / Performance, Theatre Studies, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Teaching of a specific subject, Open learning, home learning, distance education, Open learning, distance education, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Arts & Humanities