The Drama is an area which has sometimes been associated with the ability to help children to develop more adaptive behaviors. The aim of this study is to explore the contribution of Drama classes to help children with behavior problems developing more appropriate behaviors in the school setting. The method applied was the case study with some features of single-subject design, which attempts to describe the evolution of a second grade student diagnosed with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder over twenty-two Drama sessions, and compare the appropriateness of their behavior in the wider school context, before and after these sessions. The participants of this study are the student, teachers, education charge and the teaching of drama. Different instruments were used for data collection, one being the observation and recording of behaviors at the end of each session (seven aspects of student behavior, such as attention, agitation, etc., separately for interaction with peers and with the teacher, using a rating scale from 1- Rarely scale to 4 - Always) and two questionnaires, the School Situations Questionnaire and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, to compare the problematic behavior of the children in school before and after the Drama program. A semi-structured interview with the legal responsible charge of the education was also performed as the analysis of the school documents about the student. The results suggest that, as the program progress, the behavior will become more appropriate, although different behavioral dimensions appear to evolve in different ways. The results are discussed as well as some limitations of the study, and proposals are made for future research.
Date of Award | 2014 |
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Original language | Portuguese |
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Awarding Institution | - Universidade Católica Portuguesa
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Supervisor | Maria João Carapeto (Supervisor) |
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- Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder
- School interventions
- Mestrado em Ciências da Educação Especial
Contributo da expressão dramática em crianças com perturbação de hiperactividade com défice da atenção
Sousa, S. C. O. L. E. (Student). 2014
Student thesis: Master's Thesis