The metaphor of the theater as a paradigm of research (with the addition of its use in branch of didactics personal and social education)

Abstract

The text describes how to use the metaphor of theater / performance / scene as research tool. Based on dramatism of E.

Goffman, V. Turner etc.

He pays attention Saldañas dramatic coding and performance analytic categories of P. Pavis.

Last chapter discusses the possible use of this approach in the research of so called "sample lessons" (as a stage acts) of personal and social education and drama eduaction.

Keywords

• metaphor as a research tool
• metaphor of the theater
• dramatism
• analytical categories