The Contribution of Drama To Entrepreneurship Education

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The Contribution of Drama To Entrepreneurship
Education

• Joan and Allan Gibb

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The Objectives

• To argue why it is is important
• To provide a context
• To demonstrate how
• To indicate how one might assess/react to results
• Reflection
• (As little talk and as much action as possible!)

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WHY?
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Drama and Research

• All research reduces the real world
• It often fails to recognise that information is
  from interviews is not objective
• Important to see information through the eyes of
  the interviewee
• Important to see the information through the eyes
  of other stakeholders

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Drama and Entrepreneurial Attributes

• Developing leadership and ability to act
• out different situations
• Developing empathy
• Realising importance of Power in
• Exchange relations
• Scenario setting- imagining
• Seeing oneself through others
• Creativity
• Giving meaning to others
• Personal development - confidence

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CONTEXT?
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The Entrepreneurial Society

• The rationale for concern with Entrepreneurship
  in society - global pressures - uncertainty and
  complexity - up front discussion
• Explore how and who it effects examples and mini
  cases
• Interviews with community stakeholders
• Identifying Uncertainties/complexities and
  Entrepreneurial behaviours
• Reports as basis for drama

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HOW
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The Drama - The How

• Small Groups
• Warm ups
• Techniques
• Group hot spot activity
• Key uncertainties/behaviours agreed for
  projection
• Messages agreed and written down on flip chart
• Metaphors sought
• Story Board and production
• Production - 10 minutes

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ASSESSMENT AND REACTION
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Assessment/Reaction

• Audience feeds back the Messages received - are
  compared
• Creativity and Entertainment scored
• Discussion of what has been learned about
  entrepreneurship in the society
• Personal development factors discussed
• Later feedback and further discussion

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REFLECTION AND CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT