DramaResearch:

international journal of drama in education

ISSN 2040-2228

An innovative, international refereed e.journal that provides a forum for practitioners and researchers across the spectrum of drama in educational settings. We encourage, gather and publish research-based articles from established and new writers to promote knowledge, understanding and dialogue about drama in learning contexts.

Published by National Drama - the UK's leading professional association for drama teachers and theatre educators.

editorial:

Vol 2 No.1: April 2011

Welcome to Issue 2 of Drama Research.

This issue is dedicated to Dorothy Heathcote who has been honoured by the Queen with an MBE (Member of the British Empire) in recognition of her services to Drama as Education. Those of us who practise in the field of drama education stand on the shoulders of giants. She is one of them.

DR's commitment to publishing a broad and international range of voices is maintained in this issue with the inclusion of contributions by writers from Australia, Hong Kong, India, Poland and the UK.

Despite, or perhaps because of, the educational, social and economic climate that constrains so many at this time, it is clear that practitioners from across the globe remain curious about how and why drama works in the way that it does and want to share the results of their curiosity with the Academy.

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