Neva Boyd, en lekteoretiker för dramapedagogik
En historisk fallstudie
Chicago schoolDrama pedagogyGroup play theoryHull-HouseNeva BoydReform educationRecreationViola SpolinDramapedagogikDramalekGrupplekGruppleksteoriChicagoskolanDramaHull-HouseNeva BoydReformpedagogikFritidsaktivitetViola SpolinImprovisation
This is a historical documentary research study across Neva Leona Boyd (1876-1963). The theoretical perspective is based on the historical perspective of knowledge from ancient Greece to the approach of modern symbolic interactionism. The study shows that Boyd, who was Viola Spolins teacher, was a proponent of the modern view of group play theory. 1909 she founded Chicago School for Playground Workers, later transformed to the Recreation Training School. Until 1927, the school entered in Hull-House initiated by Jane Addams. The school was incorporated with Northwestern University. Boyd also worked at other schools and the Illinois Department of Public Welfare, where she designed a recreational program for the mentally ill. Contemporary with Boyd was George H. Mead and John Dewey. Boyd's previous work turns out to have some connection to Sweden when Boyd collected and systematized games from different geographical regions of the world. Boyd?s group play theory are identified and described. Boyd?s group play theory highlights the importance of leadership and the intimacy leaders manage to create in group work.