Describes a drama game invented by college students for use in the primary school and details the educational goals, instructional materials, and potential uses for such learning activities. Speech and Drama, White College, ALLINGTON, Chippenham, Wilts. Subscription Rates: $6.00 per year. (MH)

Once synonymous with tent lectures and spread eagle oratory, the Chautauqua Movement was the pop culture of its day and as such shaped American attitudes toward education and culture. Today, Chautauqua is an education center, a forum for theological and philosophical inquiry, an arts festival, and a vacation resort. (Author/MA)

Emphasizes the impact set design has on overall production efforts and on the audience and discusses creative stagecraft for the small secondary school stage. (MH)

Having the preschool child as a participator, the teacher has a prime opportunity to use the behavior modification techniques of successive approximation, reinforcement, and stimulus novelty. (RC)

A total of 146 disadvantaged preschool children were trained in 1 of 3 different types of fantasy activities. The effects of this training were evaluated over a variety of tasks measuring cognitive development and impulse control. (Author/JMB)

New York State's "Very Special Arts Festival", chosen as a model by the National Committee on Arts for the Handicapped, attempts to demonstrate the impact of the arts not only in developing artistic responsiveness, but in increasing general learning achievement among the handicapped. (Author/RK)

Describes an art instructor's alternative to lecture in an art survey course; i.e., minidramas providing characterizations of well-known artists. Suggests that other disciplines can use the model effectively. Indicates that the approach increases student interest and participation. (DMM)

Examines reasons children find superhero play so attractive and discusses how it relates to children's development. Also makes a case for allowing superhero play and suggests strategies to make such play a constructive experience for children. (KS)

Reports results of a survey investigating the amount of attention (page space) devoted to drama in textbooks, and identifies commonly presented topics. (VLC)

Recommends using improvised drama to foster students' sensitive and critical reading of literature. (AEA)

Concluded that improvisational drama made a definite impression on residents but that the use of creative drama with the mentally retarded cannot be generalized based on this pioneer study. Offers guidelines for further research and recommendations to parents, teachers, and caretakers of the mentally retarded.

Describes an exploratory study in which alternative dramatic play areas are compared among older preschoolers. Twelve children, grouped into same-sex pairs (55 to 67 months old), were observed in various playroom environments. Results indicate that theme specific settings stimulated dramatic play while neutral areas encouraged personal fantasy…

Describes a memorable year in the life of a high school drama coach and his 17-member acting troupe. (RBW)

Use of dramatic activities in the foreign language classroom to provide a semantically based growth model focusing attention on the learner, to promote language acquisition, and to liberate speech is examined. The relationships between drama and communicative competence, the psychological and pedagogical advantages of dramatics, and classroom…