Development of the Innovative Prototype in the Participatory Theatre in Education for Violence-Prevention Literacy among Adolescents in Uttaradit Province

Abstract

          Development of the Innovative Prototype in the Participatory  Theatre in Education  for Violence-Prevention Literacy among Adolescents in Uttaradit ProvinceWith a work-based learning management process
          The purposes of the research were to build and evaluate the innovative prototype in the participatory Theatre in Education for violence-prevention literacy among adolescents in Uttaradit province. This research was participatory action research with 2 targets including the primary target (Change Agent) was 6 students of communication arts major in Uttaradit Rajabhat University, the secondary target (Active Audience) was 23 junior high school students in Uttaradit Provincial Administrative Organization School and the supporters were 2 actors from Kho Ra-khang Drama in Kingkanbai Club, Uttaradit province. The 31 samples were selected through the purposive sampling method, the samples were volunteers interested in the research. The research instruments were activities, questionnaire and focus group. The quantitative data were analyzed by percentage, means and standard deviation. The qualitative data were analyzed by analytic induction and content analysis.
          The research findings showed that there were 4 steps in the building of the innovative prototype in the participatory Theatre in Education for violence-prevention literacy among adolescents in Uttaradit province: 1) collecting data and educating the adolescents for finding the paint point of them and developing the drama-media innovation by using the drama workshop for making a difference 2) summarizing the information of violence among adolescents to provide the outline and write the script 3) producing the story line, the script and recording the rehearsal of the show, then evaluating and revising it 4) evaluating the media by the attendees.

            The evaluation of the innovative prototype in the participatory Theatre in Education named “Ngo-rong-rian” showed that the Theatre in Education helped educate the adolescents at the high level about the violence. There were 3 elements of the roadshow media that help the adolescents understand the violence by the producers’ aspects: 1) the emotions expressed by the actors 2) the opening dialog 3) the ending dialog. There were 6 elements of the roadshow media that help the adolescents understand the violence by the aspects of the attendees and the participating students: 1) the emotions expressed by the actors 2) the ending dialog 3) video editing 4) the opening dialog 5) the soundtrack 6) the dialog of the roadshow media.