Title: Review of effectiveness of the theatre based interventions in LebanonPresenter: Nada NajaDate: 22 July, 2014

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Theatre in education

TBPE

• What is it all about?

• How effective is it?

TBPE: What is it all about?

TBPE: How effective is it?

• In schools & communities

• Effectiveness:– Operation research in education sector – Impact of TBPE at community level

EDUCATION SECTOR

+ Open a space to discuss important sensitive/ taboo issues that are relevant to the YP daily lives

+ Reach YP + Raise awareness+ Create “fun” + Interaction of teachers and students

Impact of TBPE on YP performers

1. Improved communication skills2. Increased assertiveness3. Decreased shyness4. Increased acting skills5. Increased self-confidence; believe

more in themselves 6. Increased tolerance and compassion7. Increased personal resilience8. Increased knowledge, more positive

attitudes on health related and life skills related issues

9. Becoming a resource person and/or a resource team

10. Having more quality friends and thus improving their social support system

11. Supporting other people in the community and at school

12. Feeling included

13. Learning by doing and not just by knowing/watching

14. Decreased risky behavior

15. Increased health at the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual levels

Variations of benefits

…some details

Students Performers Vs Watchers

Student performers

– Gained communication skills

– Better expression of ideas – Gained a ‘voice’– Retained more information – Got more engaged students

watchers generally learned knowledge & went back to their reality as soon as the play was over

Student watchers

– Gained knowledge – Higher level of frustration – Disappointment – Were not listened to well

enough during the performance

– Perception that performers learnt much more than them

Enhancing benefits and minimizing harm

…some more details

Recommendations

• Upgrade TBPE holistically & comprehensively

• Ensure beneficence – the DO NO HARM principle

• Maximize impact• Ensure continuity

Recommendations

• Implementing the vision of TBPE – the role of the school in community building

Impact at community level

How statistically significant was the change in answers?

Protection against HIV - Percent distribution of

number of correct answers across the pre/post tests*

*P value <0.05 (Significant difference at 0.05 significance level)

0 of 4 correct answers

1 or 4 correct answers

2 of 4 correct answers

3 of 4 correct answers

4 of 4 correct answers

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

8.2

25.3

35.2

26.4

4.9

0.5

4.7

10.2

34.7

50

Pre test

Post test

HIV transmission mode - Percent distribution of correct answers across pre and post tests

*P value <0.05 (Significant difference at 0.05 significance level)

Unprotected sexual relations* Transfusion of infected blood* Sharing needles *0

20

40

60

80

100

120

79.1

68.8

60.8

96.192.3 91

HIV is transmitted through:

Pre test

Post test

VCT clinics - Percent distribution of correct answers across pre and post tests

*P value <0.05 (Significant difference at 0.05 significance level)

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0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

35.4

9.1

21

10.8

24.8

73.7

86.5 86.1

76.3

91.3

VCTs:

Pre test

Post test

Dealing with people living with HIV - Percent distribution of correct answer across the pre and post tests *

*P value <0.05 (Significant difference at 0.05 significance level)

Pre test Post test0

20

40

60

80

100

120

68.4

93.7

31.6

6.3

People living with HIV must be supported and assisted like any person facing trouble*

No

Yes

As a conclusion

Thank you…Let them have fun