Browse these journals for articles and activities related to creative dramatics and to keep current on trends, ideas, and research in theatre and education. Recent issues of all but Youth Theatre Journal can be found in the Current Periodicals Room. Earlier issues are bound and shelved in the library stacks by call number.
American Theatre - Available online and in print, offers general news and trends in the theatre world.
English Journal - Available online and in print. A journal of the National Council of Teachers of English, secondary section.
Language Arts - Available online and in print. A journal of the National Council of Teachers of English, elementary section.
Stage of the Art - Available in print and online (from 1998). "The National Voice for Theatre in Education."
Youth Theatre Journal - Available in print. Found in the library stacks (PN 3157 .Y68). The scholarly journal of the American Alliance for Theatre and Education.
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These databases index the journals above and others to make searching for articles and curriculum materials easier.
Education Fulltext (1984 to present)
Indexes hundreds of educational journals and, in some cases, provides the fulltext of the article. Theatre students who need information on theatre in K-12 or higher education--teaching, productions (including technical aspects), or use of drama to teach themes (AIDS, health education, etc.)--should use this database. More info
ERIC (education) (1966 to present)
Provides citations, abstracts, and, for more recent material, links to texts of journal articles, conference proceedings, and other non-journal literature such as curriculum guides (ERIC documents). It covers information on drama in educational settings K-12 and higher education. More info
You may also want to search for books about drama in the classroom using the Library Catalog.
Page Author: Nancy Fogarty
Theatre Librarian
Try the Subject Guide for Theatre for additional theatre resources.
