This research aims at recording and investigating the views of facilitators on the impact that Drama in Education programmes implemented at the detention facilities of Tiryntha and Nafplio had both on them and the inmates. The methodological tools that were used include Google form questionnaires and content analysis. The study concludes that the facilitators’ participation in the programmes is a very important experience for their personal and professional development. Their stereotypical perceptions of inmates are differentiated and a sense of solidarity towards the prisoners and the problems they are facing during their confinement is greatly enhanced. As far as the effect of drama sessions on the inmates’ psychology is concerned, an increase in self-confidence and improved cooperative and social skills can also be seen.
Keywords Drama in Education; facilitators; prison education
Vitsou M., Kondoyianni A., Magos K. (2020). Dramatic art in detention facilities in Greece. Research on the perceptions of facilitators in the prisons of Tiryntha and Nafplio. Education and Theatre, 21, 50-60. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/346922933_Dramatic_art_in_detention_facilities_in_Greece_A_research_on_the_perceptions_of_facilitators_in_the_prisons_of_Tiryntha_and_Nafplio