A comprehensive guide to drama education, ensuring a solid foundation for supporting effective learning and teaching. It explores the history, practice and research in drama education to create a foundation for effective learning and teaching.

Acknowledgements; Series Editor's Preface; Introduction; Part I: Drama Education for Generation Next: Foundations for Effective Pedagogy; 1. Teaching Drama in the 21st Century; 2. The Challenge of Technology; 3. A History of Drama Education; 4. Drama and Aesthetic Education; 5. Collaborative Understanding: Ensemble Approaches in Drama Education; Part II: Teaching Drama with Generation Next: Pedagogy in Practice; 6. Planned Drama Learning; Teaching Knowledge and Skills in Drama Education; 8. Assessed Drama Learning; 9. Researching Drama Education; Conclusions; References; Notes; Index.

MasterClass in Drama Education weaves history, practice and research in drama education in a comprehensive, reader friendly and sophisticated manner. Anderson brings breadth as well as depth to drama research and practice, creating a timely book that speaks to scholars and educators. A must-read for all involved in drama/theatre education.

In a world where education has sometimes been reduced to 'delivering' the curriculum against prescribed pedagogies, it is time for teachers to reclaim professional knowledge in ways which reflect both the pragmatics of the classroom and the intellectual stimulus of enquiry in understanding effective teaching and learning. The MasterClass series takes a practical approach to teaching and learning but seeks to support readers to move beyond effective classroom practice and to extend their understanding in accessible and lively ways. Each volume includes case studies, classroom examples, research and reference to critical texts and will challenge readers to develop practice in ways which reflect teachers' informed professional voice.