Title:
The “Most Significant Change” Technique: Research on the Evaluation of Theatre in Education (TiE) Programmes
Languages of Item:
English
Abstract:
The aim of this paper is to present and suggest the Most Significant Change as an effective evaluation methodology of Theatre in Education (TiE) programmes. It is a given that TiE, as other forms of performative and participatory educational projects, is hard to be assessed and evaluated. It becomes harder due to the lack of adequate research in the field and thus the lack of initiatives, data and experience. This paper presents the “Most Significant Change” (Davies & Dart, 2005) evaluation method as adjusted by the researchers, which was implemented after the TiE programme “Ston Kosmo tou” (In his world) funded by the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation. This is the first presentation and analysis of a wider study that took place during the school year 2017-2018, where 38 schools, 2185 students and 58 teachers were researched after the application of the programme. This paper argues that narratives and stories may well serve as an internal process of evaluation of TiE and other educational participatory programmes. It attempts to suggest specific steps of using a well-known evaluation tool and launch a new approach on the evaluation and assessment of such educational interventions.
Authors:
Marios Koukounaras-Liagkis
Iro Potamousi
Journal:
Θέατρο & παραστατικές τέχνες στην εκπαίδευση:
Publisher:
Πανελλήνιο Δίκτυο για το Θέατρο στην Εκπαίδευση
Keywords:
Most Significant Change (MSC), evaluation, Theatre in Education (TiE), Theatre in Education programmes
Main subject category:
Education - Sport science
