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Pebble in the Brook: RehabDramatics and the Engagement of Drama Therapy in Nigeria evaluates the unique challenges of engaging the performing arts in the education and rehabilitation of children and young adults with disabilities in Nigeria. The book provides information on the integration of oral and performative art forms in Nigeria in engendering qualitative developments from challenged individuals and host communities.
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| Publication Date | September 21, 2023 |
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| No. of Pages | 124 |
| Binding | Paperback |
Dedication …………………………………………………………………………………………………..i
Acknowledgement ……………………………………………………………………………………..iii
Authors Note ……………………………………………………………………………………………… v
Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………………………..vii
CHAPTER 1: The Issues Confronting the Challenged Child ……………… 1
CHAPTER 2: The engagement of Transformative Learning Theories
in rehabilitative and educational efforts ………………………. 5
Transformative Aspects in Art Therapy and the
Psychodrama approach ……………………………………………..11
CHAPTER 3: Oral Tradition in Africa as a component in the
RehabDramatics approach ………………………………………… 23
CHAPTER 4: Data Sourcing and Preliminary Research
Activities for Applied theatre engagements
with RehabDramatics …………………………………………………29
The “My Mother’s words” Project, School for
the Blind. Ivbiore, Benin, Edo State ……………………………42
The “Free” Project, Psychiatric Hospital Nawfia ………… 44
The “I am Special” Project, Amaenyi.
God’s Care Special School ………………………………………….47
The “Be Kind” Project, Salvation Army Rehabilitation
Center, Oredo Edo State …………………………………………….50
CHAPTER 5: Rehabilitative Approaches through Drama in the
Ivbiore, Nawfia, Oredo and Amaenyi Projects ……………. 53
Evaluations from the Projects …………………………………….68
CONCLUSION …………………………………………………………………………………………73
RESEARCH PICTURES ……………………………………………………………………………77
WORKS CITED ………………………………………………………………………………………..83
APPENDIXES …………………………………………………………………………………………..93
