Playback Theater as Pedagogy: A Qualitative Research Study on the Use of PT in Education toward the Self-development of Future Teachers
Article Information
Creative Arts Educ Ther (2022) 8(2):225–236 DOI: 10.15212/CAET/2022/8/25
Playback Theater as Pedagogy: A Qualitative Research Study on the Use of PT in Education toward the Self-development of Future Teachers
Abstract
Self-development is an important basis for the professional development of teachers and future teachers. In this study, future teachers are graduate students whose majors are school counseling and mental health education. The performance of playback theater (PT) in the classroom has become an integral part of teaching, especially for teaching integral drama-based pedagogy (IDBP). Using qualitative research methods, researchers found that PT enables future teachers to deeply develop and experience “respect” and “empathy.” PT actively promotes self-development by using empathy as the main factor for promoting change in self-cognition, behavior, and emotional release. The improvisational action presents storytellers with accessible forms of empathic reaction. Researchers have discovered that the use of theater ritual and artistry are the external conditions for inspiring empathy by creating an atmosphere of equality, respect, and inclusion. Moreover, this atmosphere also promotes dialogue. Having learned empathy, individuals connect better with each and become more open to self-development through reflection.
Keywords: playback theater (PT), self-development, future, teacher, qualitative research, integral drama based pedagogy (IDBP), innovative teaching, higher education (HE)
摘要
自我发展是教师和未来教师专业发展的重要基础。在这项研究中所指的未来教师是研究生，其专业是学校咨询和心理健康教育。回放剧院(PT) 在课堂上的表演已成为教学的一个组成部分，特别是对于整合性教育戏剧(IDBP) 的教学而言。本研究利用定性研究方法展开研究，研究人员发现，PT 使未来教师能够深入发展和体验“尊重”和“共情”。以共情作为主要因素，PT可有促进自我认知、行为的改变和情绪的释放，积极地促进自我发展。即兴演出为讲故事的人提供了易于理解的共情反应形式。研究人员同时还发现，戏剧仪式和艺术性的作用构成激发共情的外部条件，它是通过创造平等、尊重和包容的氛围来实现的。此外，这种氛围也促进了对话。通过学习共情，个体可以更好地彼此建立联结，并通过反思使得自我发展更为开放。
关键词： 回放剧场 (PT), 自我发展, 未来教师, 定性研究, 整合性教育戏剧 (IDBP), 创新教学, 高等教育 (HE)
