Pitfield, Maggie. 2011. Re-constructing the relationship between drama and English: Student-teachers’ perspectives at the end of an initial teacher education year. English in Education: Special Issue 'Life Made Conscious: the Drama of English', 45(1), pp. 52-71. ISSN 0425-0494 [Article]

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My research draws on data from focus group interviews with student-teachers which took place near the end of a one-year initial teacher education course. One group was studying to become teachers of secondary English, and the other secondary drama teachers. Both took part in a ‘diamond twelve’ activity highlighting different perspectives on the content and purpose of drama in the English curriculum. The article explores how the participants construct the relationship between their two subjects, and raises questions about the nature and relevance of the continuing association between drama and English that is enshrined in the National Curriculum for England and Wales.

Item Type:	Article
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Educational Studies
Dates:	Date Event 2011 Published
Item ID:	6102
Date Deposited:	05 Mar 2012 12:16
Last Modified:	29 Apr 2020 15:31
Peer Reviewed:	Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed.
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/6102

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