Drama and Arts for Change, Study on Drama and Education

[Cheryl McLean]

Press Release

The  complete December 2006 issue of CCAHTE, Canadian Creative Arts in 
Health,
Training and Education eNews/journal is free and accessible
at http://www.cmclean.com.  Subscribe to access recent and archived issues.

December  issue may be of special interest to CANDRAMA members and includes
articles about drama and arts for change as well as a study about the 
efficacy of drama based teaching on children with learning disabilities.  
Issue highlights below:

   Highlights of CCAHTE December 2006 Issue:

Quantitative Study/
Efficacy of Drama Based Teaching on Children With Learning Disabilities
John Poulsen, Ph.D.
University of Lethbridge, Alberta

Experiencing lessons "from the inside" through drama proves effective for 
learning.
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Remembering the Missing/A personal story
A Play for Social Change
Playwright Gwynne Hunt, British Columbia

A personal story about the process of creating the play "Missing" about 
women still missing across Canada.
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Leadership and Learning Through Craft (Social Change Art and Craft)
Sewing Stories Making a Difference
Darlene E. Clover Ph.D. Faculty of Education
University of Victoria., British Columbia

A community of women working together create a controversial quilt with a 
powerful message for social change.


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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR RESEARCHERS, ACADEMICS, PRACTITIONERS,
HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS......2007 CALL FOR PAPERS:

CCAHTE will consider article submissions between 650 - 1000 wds. for our 
2007 journals.
We seek articles and compelling summary pieces about arts informed research 
in action, arts
in research including qualitative/participatory approaches,creative arts in 
education, training and
practice, stories about the creative arts in the healthcare setting, the 
arts and medicine connection,
arts for social justice/change, (research articles, physician stories, 
stories from educators,
nurses, healthcare professionals actively using arts methods in practice). 
Our network is broad
and  far reaching, your valued contributions will have impact with readers 
across Canada,
the U.S. and U.K.
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*NEW OPPORTUNITIES NOW AVAILABLE FOR GRANT SUPPORTED AUTHORS AND RESEARCHERS

There will also be selected space available in the CCAHTE journal for grant 
supported
authors to submit, for consideration, the stories of their arts 
research/projects. Of special interest
will be innovative research based approaches with the goal to address 
critical health needs or
improve quality of life for special populations, arts informed approaches in 
education and training,
qualitative methods, participatory approaches, arts research related to 
health, training and/or education.  This "dedicated space" program will 
effectively assist researchers in knowledge dissemination activities, 
advancing knowledge in the field while supporting CCAHTE publishing 
activities as we continue to make
this free access internet journal available via state-of-the-art 
e/technology to readers and organizations  across Canada, U.S. and U.K.   
contact for rates:  ccahte at cmclean.com
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C.  McLean, Publisher/Editor CCAHTE
The Canadian Creative Arts in Health, Training and Education eNews/journal
http://www.cmclean.com
London, Ont., Canada.

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