MOVING INTO ROLE PLAYING, METHODOLOGICAL AND THEORETICAL ASPECTS

Abstract

This was a "Know How" workshop, discussing the approaches, techniques, psychological and sociological considerations of role playing. A panel of experts from the University of Bridgeport discussed creating role playing situations, resistances to role playing and role assignment, face saving efforts, role taking vs. role playing, false starts, cutting, moving out or taking a. break, timing aspects, didactic aspects, learning and converging, the function of auxiliaries and other aspects of role playing.