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Open research questions in Creative Drama in Education

93 gap statements mined from Creative Drama in Education papers in our 4.5M-paper local library, which holds 1,291 papers on the topic — drawn mostly from each paper's own stated research gap, future-work, challenge and limitation notes, and its abstract. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one.

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What the literature leaves open

  • The existing literature emphasizes the importance of drama education, but there is a need for further research on the specific effects of collaboration and communication.

    The Effect of Drama Education on Enhancing Critical Thinking Through Collaboration and Communication · 2025 · DOI

  • The lack of standardized and effective assessment methods poses a significant barrier to evaluating student progress. The pressure to perform well on standardized tests and exams often sidelines innovative teaching methods.

    The Creative Classroom: Integrating Art and Drama for Deeper Learning and Student Well-Being · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of research on the creative classroom approach and its potential to support deeper learning and promote student well-being. The need for a more holistic and creative approach to learning in educational settings.

    The Creative Classroom: Integrating Art and Drama for Deeper Learning and Student Well-Being · 2026 · DOI

  • The study highlights the need to address economic deprivation, weak institutions, environmental shocks, and cultural barriers to support educational resilience.

    Beyond the Floodwaters: Unraveling the Deep-Rooted Causes of Educational Exclusion in Haor Communities in Bangladesh · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research should investigate the impact of drama on national development in other countries. Future research should explore the potential of drama to address social problems such as poverty and inequality.

    Communication and Contributions of Drama to National Development in Nigeria · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a need to explore the potential of drama as a tool for national development in Nigeria. There is a gap in the literature on the role of drama in preserving culture and national history.

    Communication and Contributions of Drama to National Development in Nigeria · 2026 · DOI

  • Teachers lack academic knowledge of social sustainability. Inequality and material deficiencies hinder the implementation of social sustainability in educational environments. Parental approach-related problems affect teachers' ability to promote social sustainability.

    Eğitimde Sosyal Sürdürülebilirlik: Temel Eğitim Öğretmenlerinin Görüşlerine İlişkin Bir Durum Çalışması · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research should investigate the impact of teacher training on promoting social sustainability in education. Studies should explore the role of educational programs and textbooks in promoting social sustainability.

    Eğitimde Sosyal Sürdürülebilirlik: Temel Eğitim Öğretmenlerinin Görüşlerine İlişkin Bir Durum Çalışması · 2026 · DOI

  • EFL teachers face challenges in dealing with learners with special educational needs. EFL teachers need to be prepared to meet the individual needs of learners with SEN. Schools need to provide more resources and support for EFL teachers to meet the needs of learners with SEN.

    Using Drama Techniques to Promote Inclusive Practices in the EFL Classroom with Learners with Special Educational Needs: In-service Teachers’ Attitudes and Experiences · 2026 · DOI

  • The study has a small sample size of only five EFL teachers. The study is limited to EFL teachers working in the higher level of primary schools with Hungarian as the language of instruction in Slovakia.

    Using Drama Techniques to Promote Inclusive Practices in the EFL Classroom with Learners with Special Educational Needs: In-service Teachers’ Attitudes and Experiences · 2026 · DOI

  • The need to adapt instructional strategies to small or multi-purpose classrooms.

    From Performance to Pedagogy: Insights Into Theatre Directing for Educational Purposes · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a lack of integration of humanitarian values and authentic assessment methods in existing models.

    From Performance to Pedagogy: Insights Into Theatre Directing for Educational Purposes · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research could adopt mixed-methods approaches, combining interviews, classroom observations, video recordings, and discourse analysis to capture how affective, structural, and pedagogical factors intersect in drama-based speaking tasks. Longitudinal studies tracking students across semesters could reveal how affective barriers evolve and how sustained drama pedagogy impacts communicative competence.

    EFL University student perceptions and experiences of learning to speak through a drama as a pedagogical tool: opportunities and challenges · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper highlights the need for further research on the cultural significance of these games and their role in preserving cultural heritage.

    BİNGÖL YÖRESİ TARIM KONULU KÖY SEYİRLİK OYUNLARINDA SOSYOKÜLTÜREL YAŞAMIN TEATRAL YANSIMALARI: İZLEKLER VE RİTÜELLER · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a lack of studies on prospective teachers' experiences in planning and implementing creative drama activities. The study aims to address this gap.

    Sosyal Bilgiler Öğretmen Adaylarının Yaratıcı Drama Deneyimleri · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research should use a longitudinal design to examine the effects of excessive motherhood on children's development. Future research should use a diverse sample of mothers. Future research should develop interventions to prevent excessive motherhood.

    “Erken Çocuklukta Aşırı Annelik Ölçeği”nin Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a lack of research on excessive motherhood in early childhood. There is a need for a reliable and valid tool to measure excessive motherhood.

    “Erken Çocuklukta Aşırı Annelik Ölçeği”nin Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of effective approaches to teaching Ukrainian as a foreign language. The need for an integrated methodology for working with contemporary drama.

    DRAMATIC TEXTS IN TANDEM LEARNING: READING, TRANSLATION, AND EXPERIENCING THE TEXT · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a need to examine the water literacy levels of middle school students. Prior work has shown inconsistent results regarding the relationship between water literacy and various factors.

    Are Middle School Students Water Literate? An Examination of Their Perceptions and Levels · 2026 · DOI

  • The study concludes by suggesting that the confrontation and working over of dramatic moments supported by appropriate mediation are driving forces in teacher development, and that future research should investigate the experiencing of imitation and other leading activities of development through the lenses of perezhivanie and drama.

    Escaping the ‘Mimicking Circle’ in the Teaching Practicum · 2022 · DOI

  • In the US, a number of new learning paradigms seem to bear significant resemblance to the learning acquired through doing drama, an area which has not been addressed by drama educators there.

    Drama’s Ways of Learning · 2000 · DOI

  • The gender imbalance in the sample (93 females, 5 males) limited the generalizability of the gender-related findings. The study acknowledges that this imbalance limited gender comparisons.

    The Effect of Drama Education on Enhancing Critical Thinking Through Collaboration and Communication · 2025 · DOI

  • Limited access to education and economic opportunities in the Haor regions. Vulnerability to flooding and seasonal hazards.

    Beyond the Floodwaters: Unraveling the Deep-Rooted Causes of Educational Exclusion in Haor Communities in Bangladesh · 2026 · DOI

  • Researchers interested in this area have often measured children's engagement and interest through the oral contributions made both during the drama and afterwards in discussion, whereas the written responses of children to their experience of history through drama have not been systematically analysed.

    Educational drama and children's historical writing: process and product · 1996 · DOI

  • Further research on the interpretive processes that link environmental observations to adaptive action - Investigation of ecological sensemaking in other indigenous…

    Ecological Sensemaking as a Recursive Process of Indigenous Climate Adaptation: Evidence from the Santal Community of Bangladesh · 2026 · DOI

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Open questions raised by papers listed on this page include: (1) The lack of standardized and effective assessment methods poses a significant barrier to evaluating student progress (“The Creative Classroom: Integrating Art and Drama for Deeper Learning and…”, 2026); (2) Future research should investigate the impact of drama on national development in other countries (“Communication and Contributions of Drama to National Development in Nigeria”, 2026); (3) Future research should investigate the impact of teacher training on promoting social sustainability in education (“Eğitimde Sosyal Sürdürülebilirlik: Temel Eğitim Öğretmenlerinin Görüşlerine…”, 2026); (4) There is a lack of integration of humanitarian values and authentic assessment methods in existing models (“From Performance to Pedagogy: Insights Into Theatre Directing for Educational…”, 2026); (5) There is a lack of studies on prospective teachers' experiences in planning and implementing creative drama activities (“Sosyal Bilgiler Öğretmen Adaylarının Yaratıcı Drama Deneyimleri”, 2026). 93 gap statements have been mined from Creative Drama in Education papers in our 4.5M-paper local library, which holds 1,291 papers on the topic; the gaps come from whichever of those papers state one. They are mostly the research gaps the authors state and the papers' abstracts, plus future-work, limitations and challenges passages. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one, so you can read the original claim in context.

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