Community drama as medium in community social work

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dc.contributor.authorVan Biljon, Albert Johannesen_ZA
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dc.date.available2015-11-30T08:26:13Z
dc.date.issued1981en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis thesis reflects the author's views on the use of the medium of community drama within the method of community social work. Through participant observation, the author gained an insight into the medium over a period of four years in which he undertook some experiments himself, observed experiments undertaken by others, discussed the variables with colleagues and, through a literature search, compared notes. This thesis is an outcome of that research. The author regards community drama as derived from psycho- and sociodramatic principles and roleplay, and as offering part of community theatre; but a unique contribution as a communication medium when facilitated by the social worker (enabler) to enlist local support in working on community needs. Within community social work, the medium consists of the following phases: the introduction and preparation, performance, audience involvement and the follow-up phase. The enabler is viewed as an important link to facilitate the various phases, and guidelines are provided to ensure that the first critical attempt with the medium will be successful. Effective employment depends not only on the enabler following these guidelines, but also relies on the co-operation of others involved with the issue, and calls for a unified objective shared by all participants. For this reason, the 'actor' target group must be carefully selected by the enabler before introducing the idea of community drama to the community. The introduction should follow a sequence of steps to transform the community's shared common idea/need into spontaneous dramatisations.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationVan Biljon, A. J. (1981). <i>Community drama as medium in community social work</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Social Development. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15442en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationVan Biljon, Albert Johannes. <i>"Community drama as medium in community social work."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Social Development, 1981. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15442en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationVan Biljon, A. 1981. Community drama as medium in community social work. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Van Biljon, Albert Johannes AB - This thesis reflects the author's views on the use of the medium of community drama within the method of community social work. Through participant observation, the author gained an insight into the medium over a period of four years in which he undertook some experiments himself, observed experiments undertaken by others, discussed the variables with colleagues and, through a literature search, compared notes. This thesis is an outcome of that research. The author regards community drama as derived from psycho- and sociodramatic principles and roleplay, and as offering part of community theatre; but a unique contribution as a communication medium when facilitated by the social worker (enabler) to enlist local support in working on community needs. Within community social work, the medium consists of the following phases: the introduction and preparation, performance, audience involvement and the follow-up phase. The enabler is viewed as an important link to facilitate the various phases, and guidelines are provided to ensure that the first critical attempt with the medium will be successful. Effective employment depends not only on the enabler following these guidelines, but also relies on the co-operation of others involved with the issue, and calls for a unified objective shared by all participants. For this reason, the 'actor' target group must be carefully selected by the enabler before introducing the idea of community drama to the community. The introduction should follow a sequence of steps to transform the community's shared common idea/need into spontaneous dramatisations. DA - 1981 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1981 T1 - Community drama as medium in community social work TI - Community drama as medium in community social work UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15442 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/15442
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationVan Biljon AJ. Community drama as medium in community social work. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Social Development, 1981 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15442en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Social Developmenten_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherSocial Developmenten_ZA
dc.subject.otherCommunity theatreen_ZA
dc.titleCommunity drama as medium in community social worken_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMSocScen_ZA
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