TY - JOUR
T1 - Drama education : a 'self-organising system' in pursuit of learning
AU - Wright, David
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - The pursuit of meaning in drama is part of a larger pursuit of the means by which meaning is created and shared. Through an inquiry into the making of meaning it is possible to gain greater insight into the learning contained in the processes of drama. In his inquiry into drama and learning the author has found the 'system'a useful vehicle for engaging with the drama experience. 'Systems theory' offers a frame through which the drama experience can be interpreted, just as it does an opportunity to reflect upon the language systems through which meaning is held and communicated, in and through drama. 'Self-organising systems theory' extends this understanding by suggesting the processes through which explanations 'feed back' into the system and create opportunities to reflect on not only the experience, but the context of its occurrence. In the context of drama education, a systems analysis allows teachers, students and researchers to step back from the subject, to imagine, then construct connections more clearly (not the least being the researcher's own connection to the subject). In this increasingly rewarding field, science meets poetry in an imaginative synthesis of research and learning. For this reason alone it is a useful tool in the attempt to find a language appropriate to a discussion of the learning made available through drama education.
AB - The pursuit of meaning in drama is part of a larger pursuit of the means by which meaning is created and shared. Through an inquiry into the making of meaning it is possible to gain greater insight into the learning contained in the processes of drama. In his inquiry into drama and learning the author has found the 'system'a useful vehicle for engaging with the drama experience. 'Systems theory' offers a frame through which the drama experience can be interpreted, just as it does an opportunity to reflect upon the language systems through which meaning is held and communicated, in and through drama. 'Self-organising systems theory' extends this understanding by suggesting the processes through which explanations 'feed back' into the system and create opportunities to reflect on not only the experience, but the context of its occurrence. In the context of drama education, a systems analysis allows teachers, students and researchers to step back from the subject, to imagine, then construct connections more clearly (not the least being the researcher's own connection to the subject). In this increasingly rewarding field, science meets poetry in an imaginative synthesis of research and learning. For this reason alone it is a useful tool in the attempt to find a language appropriate to a discussion of the learning made available through drama education.
KW - drama
KW - theater
KW - curriculum theorizing
UR - http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/34278
M3 - Article
SN - 1356-9783
JO - Research in Drama Education
JF - Research in Drama Education
ER -