NEW SCENARIOS: THEATER AND EDUCATION PRACTICES IN SCHOOLS IN THE REGION OF ÑUBLE

Abstract

In Chilean school contexts, the systematization of the link between Theater and Education has increased from 2010 onwards. Furthermore, since the approval of the study programs of electives for General Training and Differentiated Scientific Humanist Plan, in 3rd and 4th high school year, Theater major. Ñuble region (created in 2018), previously belonging to Biobío region, is in the process of structuring dimensions of this relation. This research looks for accounting of this nexus, based on the following questions: How many schools in Ñuble region apply theatrical methodologies for teaching-learning? And who person in charge applys these tools in the classroom? For this purpose, it applied a survey and interview to people who work as Theater teachers. Some results indicate that 77.5% of the educational establishments that provide theater training are municipal, while 20% are private subsidized and 2.5% are private paid. Of these, only 12.5% of the teachers who provide theater training have formal training, while 45% only have informal education (workshops, courses, lectures, etc.). Thus, the results of this research contribute to providing statistical and empirical evidence for greater integration of theater and its epistemology in Chilean schools.