The waterhole : using educational drama as a pedagogical tool in a foreign language class at a public primary school in Japan Araki-Metcalfe, Naoko 2006, The waterhole : using educational drama as a pedagogical tool in a foreign language class at a public primary school in Japan, Ph.D. thesis, University of Melbourne. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title The waterhole : using educational drama as a pedagogical tool in a foreign language class at a public primary school in Japan Author Araki-Metcalfe, Naoko Institution University of Melbourne Faculty Faculty of Education Degree type Research doctorate Degree name Ph.D. Thesis advisor Emery, Lee Donelan, Kate O’Toole, John Date submitted 2006 Summary This study investigates Japanese primary school students’ and teachers’ responses to educational drama as a pedagogical tool in their English language classes. Along with the participants’ responses, the applicability of educational drama as a teaching method for the Japanese teachers is also discussed. The study was conducted in Japan as ateacher-researcher using participatory action research methods. The participants of the study are three Year Six classes and their teachers in a public primary school in Japan. Educational drama is introduced as an alternative teaching and learning method to these participants who have had no experience of drama in education. Language eng Field of Research 139999 Education not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970113 Expanding Knowledge in Education Description of original 278 p. Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30037131 Document type: Thesis Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education School of Education Related Links Link Description Connect to Thesis Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 14 Oct 2011, 10:02:33 EST Mon, 17 Oct 2011, 08:58:16 EST Mon, 17 Oct 2011, 08:59:23 EST Mon, 17 Oct 2011, 11:02:39 EST Mon, 17 Oct 2011, 14:06:05 EST Mon, 17 Oct 2011, 14:10:43 EST Mon, 17 Oct 2011, 14:13:56 EST Mon, 17 Oct 2011, 14:15:38 EST Thu, 07 Jun 2012, 09:45:19 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 163 Abstract Views, 3 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 14 Oct 2011, 10:02:33 EST

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