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58: Why do I learn Theatre? Drama Students' Motivation to Learn

This study aimed to map drama students’ motivational orientations to learning theater. Based on a semi-structured interview script 16 higher education theater students were interviewed regarding a diversity of dimensions that characterize motivational orientations for learning theater (i.e. intention for learning, perception of the learning task and the time involved in learning, satisfaction with learning, preferred learning context and investment in learning). On the collected data an intermediate content analysis was applied. Regarding the dimension that addresses intention or motives for learning theatre (the one where this poster focuses), results show a variety of internal motives (originating in the student) and external motives (originating in others) for learning drama.

Author(s):

Pedro Taborda    
Faculdade de Psicologia da Universidade de Lisboa
Portugal

António Duarte    
Faculdade de Psicologia da Universidade de Lisboa
Portugal