The following thirty pages focus on the central concepts and theoretical groundings of the pedagogies used in the project. Following this introduction, the second section discusses the concept of democracy and connections are made between democracy and education, reflecting on the question of how democracy can be taught. This is followed in the third section by a discussion of the possible role of Drama in Education and Mimesis in democracy education, and the approaches advocated in the project will be contextualised within the wider field of drama education. The fourth section looks at the content, the mode of facilitation and the structures encouraged by this project; the theoretical groundings of creating democratic spaces through drama. Through the text we have included textboxes with some short examples (in blue boxes) and information about specific concepts used in the field (in brown boxes). The final section offers a short conclusion, but those who would like to know more can browse specific drama lesson examples, a list of proposed further readings and the main components of a teacher training course in the Annexes. We hope you find this introduction into the concepts and theories behind this project useful!
Educational Object File