Speakers
Description
This paper explores the correlations between theatre and drama-based pedagogy and the Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture (RFCDC). Our study examines the efficacy of educational theatre practices in developing the competences outlined by RFCDC, hence evaluating their transformative potential. Through the utilisation of innovative theatrical and dramatic techniques, examination of real-life examples, and joint endeavours, we elucidate a fresh and tangible educational framework for teaching through theatre and drama, while fostering the development of competences for a democratic culture. Our interdisciplinary study aims to emphasise the collective impact of using theatre and drama as educational tools for fostering the development of democratic values, critical thinking, and active citizenship. Our goal is to motivate educators, researchers, and policymakers to recognise and integrate the fundamental connections between theatre/drama-based pedagogy and democratic competences. By doing so, we hope to create inclusive and participatory educational environments that promote democratic citizenship.
CV
Iro Potamousi
holds a BA in Sociology (Panteios University) and an MA in Theatre/Drama in Education (Warwick University, UK). She is a PhD candidate researching citizenship education, religion and experiential learning. As a sociologist and theatre pedagogue, she has worked in formal and non-formal education, specializing in group dynamics and social intervention. Since 2019, she is the general director of Learn Inn EKPA at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She teaches in postgraduate and lifelong learning programs and has published scientific articles, vhapters in books on experiential learning, citizenship education and religious consciousness and theatre in education.
Marios Koukounaras Liagkis (2BA, 2MA, PhD, PostDoc)
is an Associate Professor of Pedagogy and Religious Education at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He teaches in Greece, UK, and Germany in BA and MA programmes. His research interests focus on Religious Education (learning and teaching), Curriculum, Teachers’ professional development, Human Rights, Inclusive Education, and Drama/Theatre in Education. His publications include 11 books and numerous articles. He is currently working on teaching Democratic Culture as a head of the online, international, and joint MA programme (NKUA and European Wergeland Centre): Identity, Education, and Competences of Democratic Culture.
