International Research Conference

[Alex Hawkins]

>Date:         Fri, 12 Jul 1996 15:12:21 GMT
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>From: John Somers <J.W.Somers%exeter.ac.uk at UKACRL.BITNET>
>Subject:      International Research Conference
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>CALL FOR PAPERS === CALL FOR PAPERS === CALL FOR PAPERS ===  CALL FOR PAPERS
>
>AN INTERNATIONAL DRAMA AND THEATRE IN EDUCATION RESEARCH CONFERNCE WILL BE
>HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF EXETER, UK FROM 8-12 APRIL 1997.
>
>Abstracts for papers, workshops, posters, round table discussions or other
>forms of contribution should be sent to John Somers (deadline 25 October 1996.)
>
>THE RATIONALE OF THE CONFERENCE IS LAID OUT BELOW.  IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
>RECIEVE A BROCHURE ABOUT THE CONFERENCE, PLEASE SEND YOUR SURFACE ADDRESS TO
>John Somers (Conference Director), University of Exeter, School of
>Education, Exeter EX1 2LU, UK.  It can also be sent as an email attachment
>if you can unpack a Word document.
>
>A book, <Drama and Theatre in Education, Contemporary Research> containing
>17 full papers from the 1995 conference plus 38 papers in abstract and 14
>abstracts of posters and full details of all authors is now available from
>Captus Press, Canada.  Email them on <RandyH at YorkU.CA>
>
>RATIONALE FOR THE CONFERENCE
>Although we can all be encouraged by the growing importance of evaluating
>and reflecting on the drama process, when compared to most other
>disciplines, drama research is still in its infancy.  This conference,
>follows the successful April 1995 event held in Exeter and it aims to
>strengthen and extend the work that was started then. Drama and Theatre
>Education research is being furthered by a growing body of researchers from
>all aspects of the field who are supporting each other's work and taking
>strength from networking that brings the realisation that they are not
>alone. It is hoped that the community of researchers present in Exeter will
>include teachers, theatre practitioners, writers, community arts workers
>such as those working in Theatre for Development, as well as academics and
>full-time researchers.
>
>One of the most encouraging aspects of the last conference was the wide
>range of international representation, (people from thirty-three countries)
>and it is hoped that we may achieve this level of world-wide support again.
>
>
>FOCUS OF THE CONFERENCE
>The conference period has been extended by one day to allow more flexibility
>in programming.  The overwhelming priority will be to provide as many
>opportunities as possible for researchers to present accounts of their work
>to fellow researchers and those interested in research.  There will be
>specific sessions that deal with research approaches and appropriate
>methodologies. Methodology sessions will partly be delivered by inviting
>presenters to contribute to 'how I went about my research' discussions where
>the focus will be exclusively on how to do research.
>
>FORMAT OF THE CONFERENCE
>The majority of the conference time will be devoted to the presentation and
>discussion of papers in seminars and symposia.  This pattern will be
>relieved by round table discussions, workshops and poster sessions.  A
>number of keynote addresses will also be included.  There will be time for
>visits to the city of Exeter and beyond and for the informal discussion that
>always proves so rewarding at such events.  An outline programme will be
>sent to participants in advance of the conference at which point they will
>be asked to state preferences for the sessions they would like to attend. A
>detailed programme including abstracts of each presentation will be
>available at registration
>
>
>John Somers
>University of Exeter
>School of Education
>Exeter
>Devon
>UK
>EX1 2LU
>Tel (+)(0)1392 264824
>Fax (+)(0)1392 264921
>E-mail J.W.Somers at exeter.ac.uk
>