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| Using a dramatic persona for a classroom life review | | Author(s) | Charles R Schmidtke |
| Journal title | Educational Gerontology, vol 26, no 5, July/Aug 2000 |
| Pages | pp 447-466 |
| Keywords | Performing arts ; Fiction ; Life span ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Teaching methods ; Technical colleges ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The author describes using dramatic performances in two US gerontology courses. He performs as Raoul from "The Phantom of the Opera" (Andrew Lloyd's Webber's musical characterisation), portrayed as an old man in a wheelchair and suffering from a form of Parkinson's disease. The other character he assumes is Marius from "Les Miserables" (drawn primarily from the Victor Hugo novel), who is an arthritic old man. Both share life reviews of their experience. The article describes the characters and how they are portrayed, explaining why this methodology is used, its purposes, and the outcomes achieved. Objectives for using this technique include opening students' minds to self-discovery, individualising ageing through unique and personal life review, providing an affective learning experience, and illustrating an individual's struggle for age integrity. The performances attempt to incorporate an understanding of the social form within one's life, illustrate the continuity of the life course, and provide a balanced view of ageing, while also encouraging students to think critically and to use their listening skills. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-001017213 A |
| Classmark | HM: HKF: BG6: TOB: VB: V4: 7T |
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