Play it Out Loud. The use of drama when working with shy children

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https://doi.org/10.25312/2083-2923.20/2021_06kw

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drama, shyness, social development

Abstract

The article presents the result of an attempt to use drama when working with shy children. It describes individual cases of shy children and how drama affected them and helped them to overcome their shyness. The second part of the article outlines the general findings of the study and offers tips for teachers as to how to work with shy children using drama. Finally, questions for further research are formulated.

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  • Kamila Witerska, University of Humanities and Economics in Łódź

    Kamila Witerska, PhD – Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology at the University of Humanities and Economics in Łódź. She obtained a doctorate in humanities in the field of pedagogy at the Pedagogical Faculty of the University of Warsaw. She is interested in drama, stimulating motivation, creative thinking, and supporting development. She writes on the concept of performative education. She has 20 years of experience of working with children, teenagers and adults using drama. She is the author of numerous publications on drama and other methods that fit into the model of performative education. Her latest publication is ‘Process Drama in Working with Children in Kindergarten and Grades I–III.’

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Kultura i Wychowanie nr 2(20)/2021

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2024-06-25

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No. 2/20 (2021)

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Play it Out Loud. The use of drama when working with shy children. (2024). Kultura I Wychowanie, 2/20, 87-104. https://doi.org/10.25312/2083-2923.20/2021_06kw