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It has been said that no actor can act in a vacuum (Stanislavsky, 1925). I believe that the same is true for teaching. Imbedded within the act of teaching is a community of support, a foundation of skills and dispositions that have been fostered by training and previous experiences and an environment shaped by the interactions of teachers and students. How can the theatre play a formative role in educating pre-service educators as they struggle to find their own effective and engaging teaching styles?
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Wahl, S. (2011). Learning To Teach By Treading the Boards. In: Schonmann, S. (eds) Key Concepts in Theatre/Drama Education. SensePublishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-332-7_3
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