Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
‘Who am I?’ ‘Who can tell me who I am?’ The Importance of the Social and Political in Children’s and Young People’s Drama, Carmel O’Sullivan,Susanne Colleary and David Davis, Editör, Trinity Education Papers, Dublin, ss.94-104, 2023
This chapter examines the development and use of drama in education in Turkey and explores
the history of drama education’s impact on the Turkish educational system. From early pioneers in
Turkish education to later international drama experts, the chapter charts the establishment of the
Contemporary Drama Association and the role of the first generation of young drama educators in its
establishment. Evidence from an oral history study with individuals who witnessed and/or participated
in the historic changes to drama education in Turkey are reported. The archives of the Contemporary
Drama Association also provided further valuable insights in the mapping of the modernisation process
of creative drama education in Turkey. Specifically, drama pioneers such as David Davis and Dorothy
Heathcote, and the work they carried out in Turkey is explored in this historical examination.