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Lyons, Paul – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2006
Purpose: Seeks to explain some of the dynamics of scripts creation as used in training, to offer some theoretical underpinning regarding the influence of script creation on behavior and performance, and to offer some examples of how script creation is applied in training activities. Design/methodology/approach: The paper explains in detail and…
Descriptors: Scripts, Instructional Design, Motivation, Cognitive Processes
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Clarke, Laura Hurd – Canadian Journal on Aging, 2006
Rates of sexual activity have been found to decline over the life course, as individuals experience marital transitions and the loss of partners, health problems, and decreased sexual interest. This article compares and contrasts earlier and later-life sexual experiences and examines the changing meanings that older women ascribe to sexuality over…
Descriptors: Females, Scripts, Intimacy, Physical Health
Garner, Joan – 1995
Introducing students to the magic of theater and helping them develop dramatic skills, this book presents nine reproducible scripts for short plays (15 to 25 minutes) with characters and story lines that will appeal to young people. The scripts in the book encompass a variety of story types, from adaptations of well-known fairy tales to original…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Fairy Tales, Intermediate Grades, Production Techniques
Short, Katherine; Abbeduto, Leonard – 1994
This study examined the impact of preschoolers' knowledge of routine events, or scripts, on their conversational performance during dyadic pretend play with different discourse partners. The study was intended to investigate the success of preschoolers' communication with dyad members in matched and unmatched conditions, and to examine the ways in…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Coding, Communication Research, Communication Skills
Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD. – 1986
As part of the theatre studies program offered by Montgomery County (Maryland) senior high schools, this instructional guide for advanced acting is designed to train students in the rigorous skills of preparing and presenting a character in performance. After listing 11 educational objectives, including being able to identify character elements…
Descriptors: Acting, Characterization, Drama, Dramatics
O'Farrell, Lawrence – 1988
In order to develop a guide for teaching a course on playwriting, a study reviewed related literature and conducted a survey of information and opinions from practicing playwrights. Members of the Playwrights' Union of Canada, 145 playwrights, completed a survey of ten open-ended questions describing the processes of the playwright's art,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Foreign Countries
Erdman, Ann – Development Communication Report, 1981
The keynote article in this issue summarizes some of the lessons learned after a decade of using satellites for public service, and after five years of experimentation with information technologies designed for specialized audiences. Community service programs in the Appalachian Mountain and Rocky Mountain regions and in the state of Alaska are…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Developing Nations, Educational Radio, Information Utilization
Ahamed, Uvais; Grimmett, George – 1979
This manual is intended for those who must conduct educational radio broadcasting training courses in Asia-Pacific countries without the resources of experienced personnel, as well as for individuals to use in self-learning situations. The selection of material has been influenced by the need to use broadcasting resources effectively in programs…
Descriptors: Administration, Developing Nations, Educational Radio, Independent Study
France, Rachel, Ed. – 1979
Chosen for their literary quality and because they reflect the historical periods in which they were written, the 23 one-act dramas in this anthology represent the work of American female playwrights. The plays range from the realistic dramas produced in the "Little Theatres" of New York City at the turn of the century to current off-Broadway…
Descriptors: Authors, Drama, Females, Feminism
Freeman, Michael; And Others – 1979
This script of a slide-tape presentation, which describes the selection and processing of materials for a university library, includes commentary with indicators for specific slide placement. Distinction is made between books and serial publications and the materials are followed from the ordering decision through processing. The role of the…
Descriptors: Books, Cataloging, College Libraries, Library Acquisition
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Walt, James – Maryland English Journal, 1969
Radio plays can provide opportunities for high school or college students to act without having to memorize scripts. Elements necessary for a well-produced radio play consist of: (1) a suitable play, which may be a simple play or an adaptation of a short story or novel; (2) a radio script which is plausible and feasible within the limitations of…
Descriptors: Acting, Characterization, College Instruction, Drama
Baddeley, W. Hugh – 1970
The means and methods of producing factual films are dealt with step-by-step from the initial idea to making and distributing the final release prints. The author describes preparing a script; breaking the script down to shooting sequences; budgeting for everything from materials to insurance; preliminary planning for actors, commentators,…
Descriptors: Animation, Budgeting, Color, Documentaries
Engelsman, Alan; Dewsnup, Evelyn – 1974
Developed with the recognition that many playwrights have theater in their blood (e.g., Eugene O'Neill was the son of a famous actor), the three lessons in this package present, through experience, the fundamentals of dramatic structure. These lessons for the beginning playwright focus on elements of dramatic plot, conflicts, and crisis and…
Descriptors: Characterization, Creative Writing, Drama, Dramatics
Reiter, C. Thomas – 1976
Dangers implicit in the recent back-to-basics movement--including a possible swing to the opposite of the open elective programs of the 1960s and a focus on drill and standardized tests--may lead to the neglect of students, who need to understand both the universality of their problems and how to deal with these problems. However, students can…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Athletics, Contemporary Literature, English Instruction
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Solomon, Bernard – Language Arts, 1976
The television reading program uses videotapes and scripts of commercial television programs to create an individualized reading program. (JH)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Commercial Television, Elementary Education, Motivation Techniques
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