In this collection of essays, David Hornbrook and a team of contributors focus on practical strategies for developing the drama curriculum in primary and secondary schools. The book also clearly explain the theory behind these strategies

In this collection of essays, David Hornbrook and a team of contributors focus on practical strategies for developing the drama curriculum in primary and secondary schools. Although the book focuses on the content of the curriculum, the theoretical foundations underpinning these strategies are also clearly explained.

The book is divided into three sections:
-teaching and learning- the contributors consider the role of drama as a world phenomenon and the skills and knowledge needed to develop a coherent, multicultural drama curriculum;
-creating and performing drama in school- how can teachers effectively involve young people with the three constituent elements of drama- making, performing and responding?
-watching and understanding drama in school- the importance of the audience, the influences of the media and television and how students can be helped to develop a general dramatic literacy as part of a process of critical acculturation.