THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN INSERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM IN ROLE PLAYING ON ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM TEACHERS
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INSERVICE TRAINING, ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM, TEACHERAbstract
The purpose of this paper is to evaluate whether an in service training program in role playing which included a workshop and weekly consultation periods is an effective training model for helping teachers gain a better knowledge and understanding of the role playing technique and for promoting a more "skillful" use of role playing in the classroom. As the literature suggests, role playing and sociodrama (Moreno, 1946) offer numerous advantages and benefits for the field of education, in general, and more specifically for the elementary and secondary classroom teacher.
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