Drama Education Research

Goals and Priorities
Drama Education Research Theses
Drama Education Books and Journal Articles
Drama Education Research Projects
Drama Education Research Reports
Research Register
Online Research Resources
Drama Australia Conference Programs
Contact us

Goals and Priorities

Research is a priority for Drama Australia, as it helps to shape and inform the development of our practices and pedagogies.

Our current research goals and priorities are to:

Actively promote research within Drama Australia and broader national arts education networks.
Encourage, maintain and organise (in consultation with the Director of Publications) publishing of research including the research initiated and/or supported by the Association.
Support research projects under the guidance of the Director of Projects.
Maintain our on-going financial commitment to innovative and creative research projects and initiatives.
Connect with other research communities.
Advocate for arts-based research at state, territory, national and international levels.

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Drama Education Research Theses

Current drama education research published in the form of a Doctorate, Masters or Honours thesis can be found in the Australasian Digital Theses Program. On this site, you can search by “subject words” for example: Drama, Drama education, Drama curriculum, Applied drama/theatre, Drama Performance, Early Childhood, Primary education, Middle school, Secondary education, Senior School, K-12 School, Higher education, Community.

Theses that are not digitised, may be found here.

Listing drama education theses can be useful for finding:

Current information and research.
A research partner with whom to collaborate.
A supervisor for higher degree study.
Examiners for Masters and Doctoral theses.

If your thesis is not listed on the Australian Digital Theses Program website, then notify Drama Australia for listing on the Drama Australia website.

Drama Education Books and Journal Articles

Titles of Australian drama education journal and book publications are listed for reference. Go to the publications register to find a listing of publications in alphabetical order.

Drama journals

NJ (Drama Australia)
Applied Theatre Researcher (Griffith University)
Australasian Drama Studies Journal (La Trobe University)
About Performance (Sydney University)
RIDE (Routledge)

Current drama education research published as books, journal articles and electronic resources are accessible on the following university library sites:

Australian Catholic University
Australian National University
Bond University
Charles Darwin University
Charles Sturt University
Curtain University of Technology
Deakin University
Edith Cowan University
Flinders University
Griffith University
James Cook University
La Trobe University
Macquarie University
Monash University
Murdoch University
Swinburne University
Queensland University of Technology
RMIT
Southern Cross University
University of Adelaide
University of Ballarat
University of Canberra
University of Melbourne
University of New England
University of Newcastle
University of New South Wales
University of Queensland
University of South Australia
University of Southern Queensland
University of Sydney
University of Tasmania
University of Technology Sydney
University of the Sunshine Coast
University of Western Australia
University of Western Sydney
University Wollongong

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Drama Education Research Projects

Drama education research projects provide a range of findings about drama, learning, performance, methods and more.

Researchers are invited to advise Drama Australia of your drama research to benefit the broader drama education community.

Drama Education Research Reports

Research repositories of current drama education research published in the form of research reports are held online by many of Australian universities and can be accessed at the Australian Research Online website.

Research Register

The research register displays the research interests of drama educators. You can use the research register to find:

Current information and research.
A research partner with whom to collaborate.
A supervisor for higher degree study.
Examiners for Masters and Doctoral theses.

Online Research Resources

National Library of Australia
Australian Council for Educational Research
Australasian Drama Studies Association
Australian Council for the Arts – Research
Open access performing arts materials
Art films
State Library of NSW

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Drama Australia Conference Programs

Drama Australia Conference programs provide descriptions of research papers, master classes, workshops and presenters’ biographies.

2006 Turning the Tide, Sydney
2008 Gener8, Adelaide
2009 Footprints, Melbourne

Other conferences
2009 International Drama in Education Research Institute conference

Contact Us

For more information contact Mary Mooney, Drama Australia Director of Research

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