Dialogues of diversity: examining the role of educational drama techniques in affirming diversity and supporting inclusive educational practices in primary schools

Research Gaps and Future Trends in Educational Media and Educational Theater Research: Analytical Study in Scopus and Web of Science Databases

“…With the growing focus on using more creative methods for engaging students' interests. Educational theater using quantitative analysis has been identified as a promising approach in youth engagement for improving the knowledge of children regarding active living concepts or health-related knowledge (Cheadle et al, 2012). For promoting social values, educational intervention is strongly recommended, thus, theater-based strategies are preferred wherein using play and discussion forums, the attitude of people are targeted to motivate family members to adopt organ donation practices (Buitrago et al, 2013).…”

“…Despite the role of educational theater, its usage has been restricted to a non-educational level wherein the focus was on creating more awareness among people (Kim, 2017;Nikolova, 2018). However, recent research expanded their scope by integrating school-based implications of drama and determined that the drama process supports primary schools in developing better linguistic and cultural diversity understanding and even understanding the poetic language (Carter, Sallis, 2016;Wang, 2017). Even some researchers (Zaghloul, 2018) determined that educational theater could also benefit preparatory year students of the university as it will enable better thinking and communication skill development.…”