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Gedrag & Organisatie, Jun 11, 2020
There is a dire need for teacher practitioners to validate the academic practice of theatre so th... more There is a dire need for teacher practitioners to validate the academic practice of theatre so that the craft can sustain and flourish. This paper will address the above need to recognise theatre as an academic discipline. Society needs this academic validation to sustain or to believe in this art and respect it as much as any other profession. The question arises as to who will be able to do this and how it must happen. The answer to this question is 'teacher practitioners' because they keep the enquiry and academic research while keeping theatre alive as a discipline. The teacher furthers this through academic scrutiny, research and publication. The challenge however, is that theatre is not just a discipline but also an art form, thus the teacher needs to be present in the team defending the art form through theoretical academic practice. The practitioner here becomes a pivotal character in keeping this balance, redefining the role of a tutor as not only a practitioner or a teacher anymore. The definition of an educator has changed with the advent of the digital age where the characteristic feature of being a knowledge provider is not enough in the subject of Theatre Studies. Students may have access to information. without the teacher. However, they need to be present to show theoptimum usage of the knowledge through academic principles and practice learning. These observations are not just based on archival research but questions generating from personally experiencing the theatre practices and the advantages it has provided in comparison with non-practitioners.
GEDRAG & ORGANISATIE REVIEW, 2020
There is a dire need for teacher practitioners to validate the academic practice of theatre so th... more There is a dire need for teacher practitioners to validate the academic practice of theatre so that the craft can sustain and flourish. This paper will address the above need to recognise theatre as an academic discipline. Society needs this academic validation to sustain or to believe in this art and respect it as much as any other profession. The question arises as to who will be able to do this and how it must happen. The answer to this question is 'teacher practitioners' because they keep the enquiry and academic research while keeping theatre alive as a discipline. The teacher furthers this through academic scrutiny, research and publication. The challenge however, is that theatre is not just a discipline but also an art form, thus the teacher needs to be present in the team defending the art form through theoretical academic practice. The practitioner here becomes a pivotal character in keeping this balance, redefining the role of a tutor as not only a practitioner or a teacher anymore. The definition of an educator has changed with the advent of the digital age where the characteristic feature of being a knowledge provider is not enough in the subject of Theatre Studies. Students may have access to information. without the teacher. However, they need to be present to show theoptimum usage of the knowledge through academic principles and practice learning. These observations are not just based on archival research but questions generating from personally experiencing the theatre practices and the advantages it has provided in comparison with non-practitioners.
Gedrag & Organisatie, Jun 11, 2020
There is a dire need for teacher practitioners to validate the academic practice of theatre so th... more There is a dire need for teacher practitioners to validate the academic practice of theatre so that the craft can sustain and flourish. This paper will address the above need to recognise theatre as an academic discipline. Society needs this academic validation to sustain or to believe in this art and respect it as much as any other profession. The question arises as to who will be able to do this and how it must happen. The answer to this question is 'teacher practitioners' because they keep the enquiry and academic research while keeping theatre alive as a discipline. The teacher furthers this through academic scrutiny, research and publication. The challenge however, is that theatre is not just a discipline but also an art form, thus the teacher needs to be present in the team defending the art form through theoretical academic practice. The practitioner here becomes a pivotal character in keeping this balance, redefining the role of a tutor as not only a practitioner or a teacher anymore. The definition of an educator has changed with the advent of the digital age where the characteristic feature of being a knowledge provider is not enough in the subject of Theatre Studies. Students may have access to information. without the teacher. However, they need to be present to show theoptimum usage of the knowledge through academic principles and practice learning. These observations are not just based on archival research but questions generating from personally experiencing the theatre practices and the advantages it has provided in comparison with non-practitioners.
GEDRAG & ORGANISATIE REVIEW, 2020
There is a dire need for teacher practitioners to validate the academic practice of theatre so th... more There is a dire need for teacher practitioners to validate the academic practice of theatre so that the craft can sustain and flourish. This paper will address the above need to recognise theatre as an academic discipline. Society needs this academic validation to sustain or to believe in this art and respect it as much as any other profession. The question arises as to who will be able to do this and how it must happen. The answer to this question is 'teacher practitioners' because they keep the enquiry and academic research while keeping theatre alive as a discipline. The teacher furthers this through academic scrutiny, research and publication. The challenge however, is that theatre is not just a discipline but also an art form, thus the teacher needs to be present in the team defending the art form through theoretical academic practice. The practitioner here becomes a pivotal character in keeping this balance, redefining the role of a tutor as not only a practitioner or a teacher anymore. The definition of an educator has changed with the advent of the digital age where the characteristic feature of being a knowledge provider is not enough in the subject of Theatre Studies. Students may have access to information. without the teacher. However, they need to be present to show theoptimum usage of the knowledge through academic principles and practice learning. These observations are not just based on archival research but questions generating from personally experiencing the theatre practices and the advantages it has provided in comparison with non-practitioners.