'The Greatest Love of All': an ethnodrama celebrating the continuing and evolving culture of the drama teacher. Issue 2 (3rd July 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bird, Jane; McConville, Kelly; Sallis, Richard
• Is Part Of: NJ. Volume 43:Issue 2(2019)
• Page Start: 69
• Page End: 82
• Publication Date: 2019-07-03
• Subjects: Ethnodrama -- research-based theatre -- drama teaching -- drama education; Drama in education -- Australia -- Periodicals; 792.0994
• DOI: 10.1080/14452294.2019.1704975
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1445-2294

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The main content of this article is an ethnodramatic text (J) or research-based performance text which was based on interviews recorded with 50 Victorian educators who each have had 30 or more years of drama teaching experience. The interviews were conducted by Drama Victoria as part of the Drama Australia MAMA project. Aligned with the data on which it was based, the script highlights some of the key shifts and milestones in drama education in Australia since the 1980s. A brief introduction precedes excerpts of the script, which explains the context of its development, the nature of the data, and an outline of the research and artistic processes employed when writing the play.