Drama and the Kolb Cycle: a Solution for the Inclusiveness of Children with Special Educational Needs in the Preschool and Elementary School Education Spectrum. Research Report

  • Anna M. Manowska Jesuit University Ignatianum in Krakow

Abstract

The article deals with the application of drama, a solution for inclusiveness in teaching children with special educational needs in the preschool and elementary school education spectrum, with the use of the Kolb cycle in the construction of classes. It presents the main principles of a training which was provided to a group of 78 students of pre-school and early school education, including forty-two professionally active teachers. Subsequently, in order to diagnose the application in practice of the acquired skills, a questionnaire of the author’s own design was used in a survey conducted one month and one year after the training. The results revealed that, according to the assumptions, professionally active teachers generally use drama in pre-schools and at school; what is more, the Kolb cycle is used creatively in combination with other educational and preventive techniques.

Keywords: values, the meaning of life, purpose in life, conference.

Author Biography

Anna M. Manowska, Jesuit University Ignatianum in Krakow

Anna M. Manowska, PhD – tutor at the Jesuit University Ignatianum in Krakow (Faculty of Education). A graduate of the Jagiellonian University with both a Master’s degree in educational studies and a PhD in social studies. She also holds a Master’s degree in psychology from the SWPS University, with a specialization in teaching psychology and educational studies.

Jesuit University Ignatianum in Krakow
Faculty of Education
ul. Kopernika 26
31-501 Krakow, Poland

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Published
2015-12-30
How to Cite
Manowska, A. M. (2015). Drama and the Kolb Cycle: a Solution for the Inclusiveness of Children with Special Educational Needs in the Preschool and Elementary School Education Spectrum. Research Report. Multidisciplinary Journal of School Education, 4(2 (8). Retrieved from https://czasopisma.ignatianum.edu.pl/jpe/article/view/807