Promoting the Acceptance of the ‘other’ through Drama in Education

Abstract

The present study concerns the exploration of the effect of the techniques of drama in education on the acceptance of the “other”. A review of the relevant literature and a comparison of studies on a worldwide level provide the required theoretical andresearch background for the foundation of the specific educational theatre programwhich concerned the use of drama in education techniques in the frame of interculturaleducation. Specifically, during the implementation of the educational theatre program,drama in education techniques were used with a view to promoting the mutual acceptance and collaboration of students coming from different cultural environments. The results of this study were positive in that the role-playing and teamwork techniques of drama in education contributed to the creation of a suitable environment to achieveacceptance of the “other” as well as the interaction, communication, collaborationand mutual acceptance between the students who participated in the educational theatre program.