Patrice Baldwin is President of the International Drama Theatre and Education Association (IDEA), Chair of National Drama and Director of Drama for Learning and Creativity (D4LC). She now works freelance internationally as an arts/cultural education and Drama for Learning consultant, workshop leader and speaker.

'This new edition contains significant new research and thinking by one of the world's foremost thinkers and practitioners of drama education. It is a must-buy book for anyone interested in drama education from beginning teachers to experienced specialists. With Drama in Mind skilfully combines theory and practice in an accessible and user-friendly language. I couldn't recommend it more highly.' Peter O'Connor, Associate Professor and Director of the Critical Research Unit in Applied Theatre, University of Auckland, New Zealand

• Foreword \ Introduction \ How to Use this Book \ Part One: Drama for Learning \ 1. Drama in Schools \ 2. Drama and the Brain \ 3. Dramatic Play and Drama in Real, Imagined and Virtual Worlds \ 4. Drama and Intelligence \ 5. Drama and Thinking \ 6. Drama, Creativity and Imagination \ 7. Drama, Inter-Thinking and Talk \ Part Two: Structuring the Drama Experience \ The Drama Contract \ Drama Strategies - Choosing and Using \ The Drma Strategies \ Part Three: The Drama Units \ How to Use these Drama Units \ Unit 1 (ages 5-7) Mr Once Upon a Time \ Unit 2 (ages 5-11) War and Peas \ Unit 3 (ages 7-11) The Victorian Cotton Mill \ Unit 4 (ages 10-13) Bullying \ Unit 5 (ages 9-13) Creating an Imaginary Culture and Community \ Unit 6 (ages 10-13) Chief Seattle's Speech (1854) \ Unit 7 (ages 9-14) The City \ Part Four: Photocopiable Resource Sheets \ References and Further Reading \ Index

Patrice Baldwin is President of the International Drama Theatre and Education Association (IDEA), Chair of National Drama and Director of Drama for Learning and Creativity (D4LC). She now works freelance internationally as an arts/cultural education and Drama for Learning consultant, workshop leader and speaker.

'This new edition contains significant new research and thinking by one of the world's foremost thinkers and practitioners of drama education. It is a must-buy book for anyone interested in drama education from beginning teachers to experienced specialists. With Drama in Mind skilfully combines theory and practice in an accessible and user-friendly language. I couldn't recommend it more highly.' Peter O'Connor, Associate Professor and Director of the Critical Research Unit in Applied Theatre, University of Auckland, New Zealand

• Foreword \ Introduction \ How to Use this Book \ Part One: Drama for Learning \ 1. Drama in Schools \ 2. Drama and the Brain \ 3. Dramatic Play and Drama in Real, Imagined and Virtual Worlds \ 4. Drama and Intelligence \ 5. Drama and Thinking \ 6. Drama, Creativity and Imagination \ 7. Drama, Inter-Thinking and Talk \ Part Two: Structuring the Drama Experience \ The Drama Contract \ Drama Strategies - Choosing and Using \ The Drma Strategies \ Part Three: The Drama Units \ How to Use these Drama Units \ Unit 1 (ages 5-7) Mr Once Upon a Time \ Unit 2 (ages 5-11) War and Peas \ Unit 3 (ages 7-11) The Victorian Cotton Mill \ Unit 4 (ages 10-13) Bullying \ Unit 5 (ages 9-13) Creating an Imaginary Culture and Community \ Unit 6 (ages 10-13) Chief Seattle's Speech (1854) \ Unit 7 (ages 9-14) The City \ Part Four: Photocopiable Resource Sheets \ References and Further Reading \ Index