In education, masks have been applied using the theories of a multitude of practitioners such as Meyerhold. Brecht, Grotowski, Lecoq and Brook. In drama classes throughout the Western world. masks are regularly engaged within a variety of contexts. However. there is negligible information available as to how masks are actually used in the classroom and to what degree they are effective in different teaching and learning contexts.
The original empirical part of this research is based upon teacher questionnaire responses from secondary teachers in the Australian states of Victoria (VIC), New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland (QLD). The research also observed and interviewed students in six drama classes, five of which were engaging with masks, to understand how masks could potentially have further impact and to understand more about the students engagement with and understanding of their learning
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