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  • Review
  • Open Access
17 Citations
14,899 Views
26 Pages

7 September 2023

The use of digital technologies in drama performances in education that address the sustainability issues that plague today’s world is highly acknowledged globally by the scientific community since digital technologies offer a variety of ways t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
7,534 Views
17 Pages

23 January 2019

The present questionnaire-based study examines Greek teachers’ views and attitudes towards drama-based activities in primary education classrooms when conducting Environmental Education programs. More specifically, 330 teachers provided informa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,413 Views
25 Pages

School-Based Participatory Arts for Psychosocial Adjustment and Well-Being in Health Emergencies: An Embedded Mixed-Methods Study

  • Konstantinos Mastrothanasis,
  • Angelos Gkontelos,
  • Emmanouil Pikoulis,
  • Maria Kladaki,
  • Aikaterini Vasiou,
  • Avra Sidiropoulou,
  • Despoina Papantoniou,
  • Anastasia Pikouli and
  • Evika Karamagioli

29 October 2025

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted school life worldwide, heightening risks to students’ psychosocial well-being and mental health, and creating an urgent need for sustainable support strategies during crises. Drama-based interventions...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,365 Views
21 Pages

Digital Drama-Based Interventions in Emergency Remote Teaching: Enhancing Bilingual Literacy and Psychosocial Support During Polycrisis

  • Konstantinos Mastrothanasis,
  • Emmanouil Pikoulis,
  • Maria Kladaki,
  • Anastasia Pikouli,
  • Evika Karamagioli and
  • Despoina Papantoniou

The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated an urgent shift to emergency remote learning, significantly affecting the education of bilingual students. This study examines the use of technology-enhanced drama-based methods, specifically digital Readers Theater...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
733 Views
14 Pages

The Impact of Expressive Arts Therapy on Alexithymia Levels in Adolescent Inpatients with Severe Anorexia Nervosa

  • Flavia Cirillo,
  • Giulia Spina,
  • Mariangela Irrera,
  • Elena Bozzola,
  • Cristina Mascolo,
  • Livia Gargiullo,
  • Valentina Burla,
  • Marco Roversi,
  • Carla Maria Carlevaris and
  • Maria Rosaria Marchili
  • + 2 authors

16 October 2025

Background: Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a complex psychiatric disorder that requires a multidisciplinary approach. The World Health Organization recognizes the therapeutic value of expressive arts, including drama, in enhancing emotional, cognitive, and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,884 Views
14 Pages

19 April 2023

The involvement of students in dramatised inquiries, through participatory activity, offers opportunities to act in-role as scientists. The inquiries can ‘set-the-scene’, provide context and challenges for students to consider possibiliti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
8,986 Views
23 Pages

31 August 2019

The purpose is to investigate process drama for teaching civics, mainly democracy and migration. Process drama implies students and teacher to take on roles, to explore a subject content collectively. The study is based on a secondary school educatio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
7,877 Views
11 Pages

Drama Therapy Counseling as Mental Health Care of College Students

  • Wen-Lung Chang,
  • Yu-Shiuan Liu and
  • Cheng-Fu Yang

(1) Background: This study aims to apply drama therapy to a counseling group to address the mental health problems of college students in Taiwan due to the increasingly serious psychological problems that have happened in recent times. Based on the h...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,220 Views
14 Pages

27 March 2019

The digital divide is deeply felt by undergraduate students in resource-restricted universities, but creative, if also labor-intensive, solutions exist for instructors negotiating paywalls and other institutional impediments. In this essay, I argue t...

  • Review
  • Open Access
21 Citations
7,235 Views
12 Pages

Audiovestibular Disorders after COVID-19 Vaccine: Is There an Association?

  • Davide Pisani,
  • Federico Maria Gioacchini,
  • Pasquale Viola,
  • Alfonso Scarpa,
  • Alessia Astorina,
  • Massimo Re,
  • Gianmarco Marcianò,
  • Francesco Manti,
  • Roberta Anzivino and
  • Giuseppe Chiarella

21 April 2022

The SARS-CoV-2 vaccination campaign is probably one of the most historic public hygiene measures in modern medicine. The drama of the pandemic has forced the scientific community to accelerate the development and commercialization of vaccines, thereb...

  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
6,416 Views
30 Pages

Class Time Physical Activity Programs for Primary School Aged Children at Specialist Schools: A Systematic Mapping Review

  • Chloe Emonson,
  • Jane McGillivray,
  • Emily J. Kothe,
  • Nicole Rinehart and
  • Nicole Papadopoulos

Children with disabilities tend to be less active than typically developing peers and may therefore miss important developmental benefits. Class time physical activity (PA) programs can provide additional PA to children and have shown to contribute t...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3,076 Views
15 Pages

The Use of Complementary and Alternative Treatments in Adolescent Obesity: A Narrative Review

  • Mahesh Shrestha,
  • Ann Harris,
  • Teresa Bailey,
  • Urvi Savant and
  • Dilip R. Patel

Adolescent obesity is a growing global health problem all around the world. We reviewed the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for adolescent obesity, examining improvements in BMI or any metabolic indices of obesity. We performed a...

  • Review
  • Open Access
802 Views
17 Pages

The Role of Theatre-Based Methodologies as Complementary Educational Interventions in Continuing Nursing Education: A Scoping Review

  • Giovanna Artioli,
  • Andreina Saba,
  • Laura Saladino,
  • Allison Alberti,
  • Laura Macchetti,
  • Maria Chiara Bassi,
  • Sara Falbo and
  • Federica Dellafiore

Theatre-based methodologies are increasingly recognized as complementary approaches that can enhance nurses’ empathy, communication, critical thinking, and person-centred care, all essential for managing chronic illnesses. This scoping review a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,424 Views
25 Pages

14 March 2023

This article shows that and how Raymund Schwager’s five-act dramatic Christology is at the same time a theology of divine action that takes a Christological, personal, dialogical and dramatic approach. Secondly, this article develops a methodol...

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  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,830 Views
19 Pages

3 March 2019

The emotional consequences of excessive body mass, associated with body image and acceptance, have become a global public health challenge as they may decrease the general well-being and hinder weight loss in overweight and obese individuals. Therefo...