Collaborative College Playwriting and Performance: A Core Course "Trespassing" onto the Dramatic Arts

Autor/in	Bedetti, Gabriella
Titel	Collaborative College Playwriting and Performance: A Core Course "Trespassing" onto the Dramatic Arts
Quelle	In: International Journal of Education & the Arts, 16 (2015) 19, (47 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1529-8094
Schlagwörter	Playwriting; Drama; Cooperation; Creative Thinking; General Education; Educational Benefits; Interdisciplinary Approach; Undergraduate Students; Teaching Methods; Course Descriptions; Electronic Publishing; Photography; Video Technology; Workshops; Ownership; Group Discussion; Kentucky + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schauspiel; Co-operation; Kooperation; Kreatives Denken; Allgemein bildendes Schulwesen; Allgemeinbildung; Bildungsertrag; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Kursstrukturplan; Elektronisches Publizieren; Fotografie; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; Eigentum; Gruppendiskussion
Abstract	Arts integration is relevant in the context of the increased demand for creative thinkers in a global economy. However, reaching across disciplinary boundaries is less common in higher education. Arts integration is one way that a literature class can "trespass" onto the dramatic arts. This paper reports on a study of integrating the dramatic arts into a university general education course. It addresses the relationships between literature and theater and the benefits of integrating artistic practice to cultivate creativity and enhance learning. The study investigates the process and outcomes of making a one-act play. The findings show that art and the process of creation/making promote collaboration and help students synthesize and put into practice what they have learned. Such strategies are necessary to maximize the benefits of general education and are likely to foster creative interdisciplinary approaches beyond the institution. The lack of objective quantifiable results is a study limitation. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01