The Use of Drama in Education in Teaching of Students with Special Educational Needs

Year 2022, Volume: 17 Issue: 1, 59 - 72, 15.01.2022

Theodora Papaioannou Alkistis Kondoyianni

Abstract

The present study concerns the exploration of the effect of Drama in Education on the acquisition of language and socio-emotional competencies by students with special educational needs. Specifically, it consists of case studies of students with special educational needs who participated in an educational drama program carried out in a general primary school in Greece. The specific program was designed and carried out in a research framework following the principles of participatory action research. The research tools which were used were: the questionnaire, the students’ written texts and participatory observation. According to the results of the study, it was found that through the techniques of Drama in Education, the participating students developed their intercultural skills and their intercultural empathy. Simultaneously, the students with special educational needs developed language skills as well as teamwork and social skills which contributed to the positive interaction and mutual acceptance amongst them and the other participating students.

Keywords

drama in education, educational drama program, special educational needs, language competence, socio-emotional competence

Özel Eğitim İhtiyacı Olan Öğrencilerin Eğitiminde Eğitimde Drama Kullanımı

Abstract

Bu çalışma, eğitimde dramanın özel eğitim ihtiyacı olan öğrenciler tarafından dil ve sosyo-duygusal yeterliliklerin kazanılmasına etkisinin araştırılması üzerinedir. Özellikle, Yunanistan’daki genel bir ilkokulda yürütülen bir eğitimde drama programına katılan, özel eğitim ihtiyacı olan öğrencilerin vaka çalışmalarından oluşmaktadır. Özel program, katılımcı eylem araştırması ilkelerini takip eden bir araştırma çerçevesinde tasarlanmış ve yürütülmüştür. Kullanılan veri toplama araçları; anket, öğrencilerin yazılı metinleri ve katılımcı gözlem notlarıdır. Çalışmanın sonuçlarına göre, çalışmada yer alan öğrencilerin eğitimde drama yöntemi ile kültürlerarası becerilerini ve kültürlerarası empatilerini geliştirdikleri bulunmuştur. Aynı zamanda, özel eğitim ihtiyacı olan öğrenciler, dil becerilerinin yanı sıra ekip çalışması ve sosyal beceriler geliştirmişlerdir bu da diğer katılımcı öğrencilerle aralarındaki olumlu etkileşime ve karşılıklı kabule katkıda bulunmuştur.

Keywords

eğitimde drama, eğitimde drama programı, özel eğitim ihtiyaçları, dil yeterliliği, sosyo-duygusal yetkinlik

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