Training Program for Gaining Cultural Elements with Drama and Art Activities: My Culture, My Identity
Abstract
The purpose of the research is to enable children born and raised in Germany with different cultural backgrounds to compare, internalize, and adopt the cultural characteristics of both themselves and their friends through a training program developed and enriched with drama and art activities. Hence, the developed training program is expected to support children’s healthy identity development and self-expression skills. The study has been carried out using the qualitative research design of applied action research. The study group consists of eight children between the ages of five and six years old: five of Turkish, one of German, one of Moroccan, and one of Danish origin, all of whom are receiving education in Berlin at a preschool for children of all backgrounds. An eight-session training program has been implemented with these children. Before implementing the training, a pre-study was carried out with the classroom teachers and families with additional parental meetings being held at the end of each session to support the work with families. At the end of the study, the implemented training program was found to have improved the children’s awareness of their cultural characteristics, increased their expression skills, and encouraged them to cooperate and work in harmony with groups.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Studies on Education
Journal Section
Research Article
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Publication Date
June 26, 2020
Submission Date
September 12, 2019
Acceptance Date
May 30, 2020
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Year 2020 Volume: 52 Number: 52
Cited By
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https://doi.org/10.4102/sajce.v11i1.941