This article closely examines research literature from the last two decades that focuses on
the use of drama in L2 learning and teaching. L2 (second language) is used as an umbrella …

The past decade or so has led to a flourishing of poetic and performance-based qualitative
research (for bibliographies on each approach, see Prendergast, 2009a, 2009b; Beck …

Partnerships in Education Research provides the epistemological and philosophical basis
for engaging with partners in research and discusses many of the practical issues facing …

This chapter presents two case studies that look at how drama strategies can activate the
learning of literature. We begin with a succinct literature review that locates a number of …

Somataphorical inquiry constructs meaning through the exploration of conceptual movement
language which is taken up as metaphors that connect to the teaching and learning process …

“Why is that picnic table upside down?” I wonder irritably, as I turn the corner of the building.
We are following the next group of students to the performance space that they have chosen …

Program evaluation is a form of systematic inquiry designed to meet the needs of those who
are working on or who are responsible for a program. One challenge faced by the field of …

This dissertation is a phenomenological study in which I endeavour to uncover the essence
of what animates us beneath the dance by investigating the lived experiences of bodily …

As a phenomenological investigation, this thesis takes the reader on a journey of wandering
in search of voice. My research is informed by my struggles transferring embodied …

The book focuses on two main forms of partnership research: Academicled research
supported by an industry partner (such as the Economic and Social Research Council grant …