Introducing Forum Theatre to elicit and advocate children’s views

Hammond, Nick (2013) Introducing Forum Theatre to elicit and advocate children’s views. Educational Psychology in Practice, 29 (1). pp. 1-18. ISSN 0266-7363

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Abstract

Eliciting and advocating the voice of the child remains at the heart of international political agenda and also remains a central role for educational psychologists (EPs). Previous research indicates that EPs tend to use language-based methods for eliciting and advocating views of children. However, these approaches are often limited. Taking a case study approach this paper aims to explain how the use of Forum Theatre offers EPs a legitimate way of eliciting and advocating the views of children. The study worked with seven Year Six children to create a Forum Theatre Performance which was performed in front of the whole school (spect-actors). Focus groups were held with teachers (n = 3) and children (n = 6) from within the school. This study uses a semantic deductive thematic analysis to explain underlying emancipatory processes within the context of a small rural primary school. The results of this study support previous literature demonstrating that Forum Theatre has a wealth of emancipatory processes which might optimise the approach being used to elicit and advocate for the voice of the child. Practical applications and limitations are discussed with some suggestions for further research.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: forum theatre,creativity,voice,emancipation,liberation,social justice,empowerment,boal
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Education and Lifelong Learning
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Depositing User: Pure Connector
Date Deposited: 20 Oct 2017 05:05
Last Modified: 22 Oct 2022 03:17
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/65196
DOI: 10.1080/02667363.2012.733309

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