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Research paper thumbnail of Theatre Arts: A Core Content Area in Secondary Education

I wish to first thank Jon Davies for his continual support and guidance on this project. I also w... more I wish to first thank Jon Davies for his continual support and guidance on this project. I also would like to express my gratitude to my cohort peers, especially Vida Long and Tracy McFarland, for their friendship, endless laughs, and for keeping me grounded. The purpose of this paper is to determine whether or not the theatre arts should be part of the core curriculum within secondary education. The primary rationale behind choosing this question was that throughout my educational experience in theatre, I have gained a deep love and personal connection with the dramatic arts. I was curious as to whether or not my belief about my own education in drama could be validated by research. I also intend to utilize the relevant findings from this paper to inform my practice when I am an educator of the theatre arts. I explore two historical political events (the New Deal and the creation of the National Endowment for the Arts), as well as how they had significant impact on the role of art ...

Research paper thumbnail of Theatre Arts: A Core Content Area in Secondary Education

I wish to first thank Jon Davies for his continual support and guidance on this project. I also w... more I wish to first thank Jon Davies for his continual support and guidance on this project. I also would like to express my gratitude to my cohort peers, especially Vida Long and Tracy McFarland, for their friendship, endless laughs, and for keeping me grounded. The purpose of this paper is to determine whether or not the theatre arts should be part of the core curriculum within secondary education. The primary rationale behind choosing this question was that throughout my educational experience in theatre, I have gained a deep love and personal connection with the dramatic arts. I was curious as to whether or not my belief about my own education in drama could be validated by research. I also intend to utilize the relevant findings from this paper to inform my practice when I am an educator of the theatre arts. I explore two historical political events (the New Deal and the creation of the National Endowment for the Arts), as well as how they had significant impact on the role of art ...

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