Abigail Shabay
Introducing Drama as a Research Tool
Associate Professor in the Children, Childhood and Youth Program
York University
Description: Abigail Shabtay, PhD, is a professor in the Children, Childhood and Youth Studies program at York University. Dr. Shabtay’s research and teaching focus on child- and youth-centered research practices, children’s rights, and drama-based research. Dr. Shabtay is the Principal Investigator of several research projects focusing on children, youth, and the performing arts, funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. She has received several awards for excellence in research and teaching in her field.
Dr. Shabtay’s research focuses on youth and drama based methods. Drama-based methods have a lot to offer the world of research, through their focus on rapport-building, embodiment, perspective-taking, meaning-making, and inquiry-based learning. In her speech, she will introduce her conceptual framework and share her experience on drama-based methods.
Derya Ağaoğlu, Ankara University PhD student, will facilitate the Q&A session.