Process drama in anti-bullying intervention: a study of adolescents’ attitudes and initiatives

Abstract

ABSTRACT In this article, we investigate how a process drama can be used in efforts against school bullying in a new digitalised society, specifically, what kinds of initiatives Norwegian adolescents make use of in process drama as anti-bullying prevention and what kinds of attitudes towards this kind of prevention work they emphasise. In the project Drama & Bullying (2017-2020),95 16- year-old 10th-graders participated in different roles, explored the drama conventions, and thus developed a deeper insight into bullying and its prevention. The participants adjusted the original story that was provided to fit their presentday challenges.