Lifelong Impact: Adult Perceptions of Their High School Speech and/or Theatre Participation

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Youth Theatre Journal

Volume

26

Issue

1

Publication Date

1-1-2012

First Page

2

Last Page

25

Abstract

This study sought first to determine in what ways participation in high school theatre/speech classes and/or related extracurricular activities may have positively influenced and affected adults after graduation, and secondly, it sought to identify and advocate the potentially beneficial and “lifelong” impacts that speech/theatre participation during adolescence can contribute to adulthood. A mixed-methods survey was purposively distributed to North American adults who participated in these activities; 234 responses were received and analyzed. The key assertion of this study is: Quality high school theatre and speech experiences can not only influence but even accelerate adolescent development and provide residual, positive, lifelong impacts throughout adulthood.

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