PRIMJENA ODGOJNE DRAME U RADU SA DJECOM U RIZIKU
APPLYING EDUCATIONAL DRAMA IN WORK WITH CHILDREN AT RISK

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents the experiences of educators who apply drama educational methods in educational work with children at risk. Dramatic educational methods imply ways of practical treatment and acting in drama educational work, which are drama games, exercises and techniques that carry out organized, deliberate and guided activities of the educational process. The term children at risk describes children and young people who are in adverse living conditions that threaten their positive development and successful adaptation to the society in which they live. The aim of the paper is to present the values and strength of the dramatic upbringing as an effective approach in achieving educational outcomes. The paper explains the concepts: drama pedagogy, drama education and methods of drama upbringing. In addition to theoretical presentation, the paper presents the results of an interview with educators who apply dramatic educational methods in educational work with children at risk. The conducted research aims to show the values and the power of applying educational drama in educational work with a group of children and young people who manifest behaviors that diverge from the legal and moral norms of the society in which it is and surrounds it. The obtained results of the research show that the methods of drama upbringing can be successfully implemented in educational work in processes related to learning of communication skills, developing creativity in the field of social relations, and experiencing their own success, which can often be hidden.

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