Drama, Performance Ethnography, and Self-Esteem | Zendy

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Drama, Performance Ethnography, and Self-Esteem

Author(s) -

Liam Antonelli,

Sasha Bilocca,

Dario Borg,

Shane Borg,

Mark Boxall,

Luke Jurgen Briffa,

Charlene Debono,

Ruth Falzon,

Valentina Farrugia,

Leah Gatt,

Mike Formosa,

Dione Mifsud,

Kurt Mizzi,

Lena Scurfield,

Matthew Scurfield,

Gary Lee Vella

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

sage open

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357

H-Index - 32

ISSN - 2158-2440

DOI - 10.1177/2158244014534696

Subject(s) - drama , dyslexia , psychology , self esteem , ethnography , affect (linguistics) , narrative , literacy , social psychology , pedagogy , developmental psychology , sociology , reading (process) , linguistics , visual arts , communication , anthropology , art , philosophy

Self-esteem affects learning, performance, self-worth, and qualityof life, particularly in persons with dyslexia, or rather how students with dyslexia aremis/understood and supported. Dyslexia does not only affect literacy but also affectsemotional well-being. Webb concludes that for children to feel successful, they need tobecome aware of their unique learning strengths to apply them effectively to strengthenweaknesses. Drama and Performance Ethnography (PE) can be support strategies. Workshopswere carried out with a group of adolescent youngsters with dyslexia. The aim was toprovide a safe environment where they could find their voice and gain self-confidencethrough drama and PE to provide opportunities to address self-esteem and to provideinsights for policies and practice. This article intends to listen to these youngsters’,also co-authors, and their parents’ narratives of this experience

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