Theater subject as a socioemotional learning stage in secondary school

Sophia, Jan 2025

Since 2020, the Chilean Ministry of Education has incorporated the elective subject of Theater for students in their third and fourth years of high school. This study established a link between the subject of Theater and Social-Emotional Learning (SEL), with the aim of understanding the perceptions and meaning that participants give to the development of SEL through their experiences in the subject of Theater. The participants were 12th-grade students who took the course during the two years of its implementation in the Biobío region of Chile. The research was qualitative, exploratory, and descriptive in nature, using focus groups and semi-structured interviews based on life stories to explore how the experience of the subject influences the development of self-assessment, self-esteem, and empathy for teamwork within the SLA educational framework. The results show that the Theater course makes a significant contribution to the students' social-emotional learning and that the theatrical experience is profound and meaningful, as it constitutes learning for life. It is concluded that students must be willing to go beyond curricular learning and acquire ASE. The Theater class proves to be an educational space in which this willingness occurs because there is personal and group motivation and because it is an activity that prioritizes emotional well-being. In this way, participants are able to develop the five dimensions of SEL: self-awareness, self-regulation, responsible decision-making, awareness of others, and social skills.Keywords : socio-emotional learning; performing arts; secondary school; students; theater..

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Theater subject as a socioemotional learning stage in secondary school

Revista Σοφία-SOPHIA Volumen 21 número 1 2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.18634/sophiaj.21v.1i.1545 Volumen 21, número 1, 2025, p: e1545 ISSN − −SOPHIA Artículo de Investigación La asignatura de Teatro como escenario de aprendizaje socioemocional en secundaria Theater subject as a socioemotional learning stage in secondary school O tema do teatro como ambiente para a aprendizagem socioemocional no ensino secundário. Consuelo Benavente Inzunza1* 1Universidad , Angélica Vera-Sagredo1 Católica de la Santísima Concepción. Chile __________________________________________________________________________ Información del artículo Recibido: septiembre de 2024 Aceptado: octubre de 2025 Publicado: noviembre de 2025 Como citar: Benavente Inzunza, C., VeraSagredo, A. (2025). La asignatura de Teatro como escenario de aprendizaje socioemocional en secundaria. Sophia, 21(1). https://revistas.ugca.edu.co/ index.php/sophia/article/vi ew/1545 Sophia-Education Copyright 2025. Universidad La Gran Colombia Esta obra está bajo una Licencia AttributionShareAlike 4.0 International Conflicto de intereses: Los autores declaran no tener conflictos de intereses. *Autor para la correspondencia: RESUMEN El Ministerio de Educación chileno ha incorporado desde el año 2020 la asignatura electiva de Teatro para estudiantes de 3° y 4° Medio. El presente estudio estableció un vínculo entre la asignatura de Teatro y el Aprendizaje Socioemocional (ASE), con el objetivo de comprender las percepciones y el significado que los participantes le entregan al desarrollo del ASE mediante sus experiencias en la asignatura de Teatro. Los participantes fueron estudiantes de 4° Medio que cursaron la asignatura durante los dos años de su implementación en la región del Biobío, Chile. La investigación fue de carácter cualitativo, exploratorio y descriptivo, se utilizaron grupos focales y entrevistas semiestructuradas mediante relatos de vida para explorar cómo la experiencia vivida en la asignatura influye en el desarrollo de la autovaloración, la autoestima y la empatía para el trabajo en equipo, dentro del marco formativo del ASE. Los resultados evidencian que la asignatura de Teatro constituye un aporte significativo a la formación del aprendizaje socioemocional del estudiantado, y que la experiencia teatral es profunda y significativa, ya que se constituye como un aprendizaje para la vida. Se concluye que, debe existir disposición por parte del estudiantado para traspasar los aprendizajes curriculares y adquirir el ASE, la clase de Teatro se demuestra como un espacio formativo en el que esta disposición ocurre porque existe motivación personal y grupal y porque es una actividad que prioriza el bienestar emocional, de esta manera, los participantes logran desarrollar las cinco dimensiones del ASE: autoconciencia, autorregulación, toma responsable de decisiones, conciencia del otro y habilidades sociales. Palabras clave: aprendizaje socioemocional, artes escénicas, escuela secundaria, estudiantes, teatro. ____________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACT Since 2020, the Chilean Ministry of Education has incorporated the elective subject of Theater for students in their third and fourth years of high school. This study established a link between the subject of Theater and Social-Emotional Learning (SEL), with the aim of understanding the perceptions and meaning that participants give to the development of SEL through their experiences in the subject e1545 DOI: https://doi.org/10.18634/sophiaj.21v.1i.1545 Volumen 21, número 1, 2025, p: e1545 ISSN − −SOPHIA of Theater. The participants were 12th-grade students who took the course during the two years of its implementation in the Biobío region of Chile. The research was qualitative, exploratory, and descriptive in nature, using focus groups and semistructured interviews based on life stories to explore how the experience of the subject influences the development of self-assessment, self-esteem, and empathy for teamwork within the SLA educational framework. The results show that the Theater course makes a significant contribution to the students' social-emotional learning and that the theatrical experience is profound and meaningful, as it constitutes learning for life. It is concluded that students must be willing to go beyond curricular learning and acquire ASE. The Theater class proves to be an educational space in which this willingness occurs because there is personal and group motivation and because it is an activity that prioritizes emotional well-being. In this way, participants are able to develop the five dimensions of SEL: self-awareness, self-regulation, responsible decision-making, awareness of others, and social skills. Keywords: socio-emotional learning, performing arts, secondary school, students, theater. __________________________________________________________________________ RESUMO Desde 2020, o Ministério da Educação do Chile incorporou a disciplina eletiva de Teatro para alunos do 11º e 12º ano. Este estudo estabeleceu uma ligação entre a disciplina de Teatro e a Aprendizagem Socioemocional (ASE), com o objetivo de compreender as percepções e os significados que os participantes atribuem ao desenvolvimento da ASE por meio de suas experiências na disciplina de Teatro. Os participantes foram alunos do 12º ano que cursaram a disciplina durante os dois anos de sua implementação na Região de Biobío, Chile. A pesquisa foi qualitativa, exploratória e descritiva. Grupos focais e entrevistas semiestruturadas utilizando narrativas de vida foram empregados para explorar como a experiência na disciplina influencia o desenvolvimento da autoestima, do amor-próprio e da empatia para o trabalho em equipe, dentro da estrutura formativa da ASE. Os resultados mostram que a disciplina de Teatro contribui significativamente para o desenvolvimento da aprendizagem socioemocional dos alunos e que a experiência teatral é profunda e significativa, pois constitui uma experiência de aprendizagem para a vida. Conclui-se que os alunos devem estar dispostos a ir além da aprendizagem curricular e adquirir habilidades socioemocionais (ASE). A aula de teatro demonstra ser um espaço formativo onde essa disposição surge devido à motivação pessoal e coletiva e por ser uma atividade que prioriza o bem-estar emocional. Dessa forma, os participantes desenvolvem as cinco dimensões da ASE: autoconhecimento, autorregulação, tomada de decisão responsável, consciência do outro e habilidades sociais. Palavras-chave: aprendizagem socioemocional, artes cênicas, ensino médio, alunos, teatro. __________________________________________________________________________________ Introducción En Chile, la asignatura de Teatro fue incorporada en 2020 como una oferta de libre elección para los establecimientos educacionales y de carácter optativo para estudiantes de 3° y 4° Medio, correspondientes al penúltimo y último año de la (...truncated)


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Consuelo Benavente Inzunza, Angélica Vera-Sagredo. Theater subject as a socioemotional learning stage in secondary school, Sophia, 2025, Volume 21, Issue 1, DOI: 10.18634/sophiaj.21v.1i.1545