{"product_id":"why-theatre-matters-urban-youth-engagement-and-a-pedagogy-of-the-real-paperback-softback-9781442626942","title":"Why Theatre Matters; Urban Youth, Engagement, and a Pedagogy of the Real (Paperback \/ softback) 9781442626942","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWhy Theatre Matters\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eUrban Youth, Engagement, and a Pedagogy of the Real\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKathleen Gallagher (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781442626942\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 25 September 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e320 pages, 7 b\u0026amp;w illustrations, 6 b\u0026amp;w tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.3 x 2 cm, 0.48 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026amp;#x2018;Why Theatre Matters is written as a beautifully moderated conversation among the students and the teachers… This book reflects a researcher who pursues excellence and vulnerability together, inviting the field of theatre education to do the same.\u0026amp;#x2019;\u003c\/p\u003e - Cortney McEniry (Theatre Topics vol 26:03:2016)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat makes young people care about themselves, others, their communities, and their futures? In \u003cem\u003eWhy Theatre Matters\u003c\/em\u003e, Kathleen Gallagher uses the drama classroom as a window into the daily challenges of marginalized youth in Toronto, Boston, Taipei, and Lucknow. An ethnographic study which mixes quantitative and qualitative methodology in an international multi-site project, \u003cem\u003eWhy Theatre Matters\u003c\/em\u003e ties together the issues of urban and arts education through the lens of student engagement. Gallagher’s research presents a framework for understanding student involvement at school in the context of students’ families and communities, as well as changing social, political, and economic realities around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTaking the reader into the classroom through the voices of the students themselves, Gallagher illustrates how creative expression through theatre can act as a rehearsal space for real, material struggles and for democratic participation. \u003cem\u003eWhy Theatre Matters\u003c\/em\u003e is an invigorating challenge to the myths that surround urban youth and an impressive study of theatre’s transformative potential.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter One: The Complexity of People, Conversation, and Space as Data\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter Two: The Social and Pedagogical Context for Engagement\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter Three: The Multi-dimensionality of Engagement: Academic Achievement, Academic Enthusiasm, Voluntary Initiative and What the Numbers Tell Us\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter Four: Social Performances: Students and Teachers Inhabit Their Roles\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter Five: Life or Theatre?\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter Six: Up Close and Personal: Unfinished Stories\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 1: Social Identity Categories\u003cbr\u003e  Appendix 2: Tables\u003cbr\u003e  References\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52739497034008,"sku":"9781442626942","price":24.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/why-theatre-matters-urban-youth-engagement-and-a-pedagogy-of-the-real-paperback-softback-9781442626942","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}