Drama in Education: It’s Effectiveness in Acceptance of Racial Diversity in a Multicultural Classroom

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The purpose of this article is to demonstrate the contribution of a Drama in Education program to respecting and accepting racial difference. The program was implemented for seventeen (17) weeks at a rate of 2 hours per week, with twenty-one (21) children attending the 87th intercultural primary school of Athens. This research is a case study that uses interviews, observation, the researcher's diary and evaluations and self-evaluations of the participants as research tools. The results of the research demonstrate the positive impact of Drama in Education on respect and acceptance of racial difference, highlighting it as an important educational tool that contributes to the management of cultural inhomogeneity in the classroom. Keywords: Drama in education, racial difference, multicultural classroom, identit

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