The article introduces the field of educational drama to new readers by outlining foundational concepts and source literature, and some historical roots. Using the well-known folk tale of Hansel and Gretel (Brothers Grimm) as point of departure, the article describes a practical workshop example - with a rationale of the suggested activities.
CourtneyRichard ([1968] 1974). Play, Drama & Thought. The Intellectual Background to Drama in Education. London: Cassel & Co.
10.
CzibolyÁdám (ed.) & DICE Consortium dice Consortium (2010). The DICE has been cast. A DICE resource. Research findings and recommendations on educational theatre and drama, Budapest: dice Consortium. http://www.dramanetwork.eu/file/Policy%20Paper%20long.pdf.
11.
DavisDavid (2014). Imagining the Real. Towards a new theory of drama in education, London: Institute of Education Press/Trentham Books.
12.
Eriksson StigA. (1979). Drama as Education. A descriptive study of its development in education and theatre with particular relevance to the U.S.A. and England, Calgary, Alberta: University of Calgary. https://1drv.ms/b/s!AjebEk9sYsIlhd9KPIy7hwxwq6ImRw?e=yF0WSY.
Eriksson StigA. (2009b). Looking at the Past for Stepping into the Future: Background reflections for Drama in the Curriculum of the 21st Century. In Jack Shu and Phoebe Chan (eds.). Planting Trees of Drama with Global Vision in Local Knowledge, Hong Kong: idea Publications and tefo.
15.
Hansel and Gretel. Annotated Tale. Sur La Lune || Hansel & Gretel Annotated Tale (surlalunefairytales.com).
16.
HeathcoteDorothy ([1972] 1984). Drama as challenge. In Johnson, Liz and O'Neill, Cecily (eds.). Dorothy Heathcote: Collected writings on education and drama. London: Hutchinson & Co.
17.
HeggstadKari Mjaaland (2019). Tongwang Jiaoyu Xiju De Qitiao Lujing, Shanghai: ecnu Press Ltd. Translator: Maja-Stina Johansson Wang, Zhi Wang, Yuk-lan Phoebe, Sisi Zheng. [This is a Chinese, revised version of the Norwegian book: 7 veier til drama. Grunnbok i dramapedagogikk for lærere i barnehage og skole].
18.
NeelandsJonothan and Goode, Tony (2000). Structuring Drama Work. A handbook of available forms in theatre and drama. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
19.
O'NeillCecily (1995). Drama Worlds. A framework for process drama, Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. Chinese edition: O'Neill, Cecily (2020). Xiju de Shijie: Guocheng Xiju Sheji Shouce. (Yiwen Ou, Trans.). Xinbei Shi: Psychological Publishing.
20.
O'TooleJohn (1992). The Process of Drama. Negotiating art and meaning, London: Routledge.
21.
O'TooleJohn and O'MaraJo (2007). Proteus, the Giant at the Door: Drama and Theater in the Curriculum. In BreslerL. (ed.). International handbook of research in arts education. Dordrecht: Springer.
22.
WarnerMarina (1995). From the Beast to the Blonde. On Fairy Tales and their Tellers, London: Vintage.
23.
ZhengSisi (2021). Process drama in Chinese education. Possibilities and challenges in governmental policy papers and the curriculum of moral education, Applied Theatre Research, Vol. 9, No. 2.
