The creative drama method in cultural heritage education: Bursa Grand Mosque Cover Image

The creative drama method in cultural heritage education: Bursa Grand Mosque
The creative drama method in cultural heritage education: Bursa Grand Mosque

Author(s): Hare Kılıçaslan, Hulya Aktumsek
Subject(s): Cultural history, Architecture, School education, Sociology of Art, Sociology of Religion, History of Art
Published by: Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, Filozofická fakulta
Keywords: cultural heritage; cultural heritage education; creative drama; Bursa Grand Mosque;

Summary/Abstract: The research presented here is based on the idea of using creative drama, which adopts the principle of learning by doing and experiencing, as a method to teach individuals about the artistic and historical elements of religious architecture and increase their sensitivity to cultural heritage. This particular study involved introducing Bursa Grand Mosque to 9th grade students, with the aim of raising their awareness of their cultural heritage through processes based on creative drama. The positive feedback from students showed the project was a success, and the authors propose that similar programmes in other mosques will provide historical and cultural contributions in terms of forming a connection between yesterday, today and tomorrow, and having a long-lasting, lifelong impact on the lives of students.

  • Issue Year: 8/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 5-17
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: English