[School acceptance of the theater as a method of health education].
OBJECTIVE
To find how theatre was evaluated as an instrument of Health Education by the pupil-actors of a school where a play on the European Code against Cancer was put on.


METHODS
An observational study (descriptive and crossover).


METHODS
Community level. Primary Education.


METHODS
100 pupil-actors of the 220 at a primary school in a rural area. They were selected by means of a free, voluntary and spontaneous practical theatre test.


METHODS
A theatrical show with 14 scenes was created. 8 performances, open to the public, were held in the village's Cultural Centre.


RESULTS
Evaluation was with a self-administered questionnaire composed for the occasion and consisting of closed multiple-choice questions. An anonymous group survey, done in class and covering each year separately, included 77 of the 100 actors. A prior pilot survey had evaluated intelligibility. The results were that 97.4% classed the experience as positive and 87% of them considered it very good. 81% had no problem at the moment of acting. 83% were helped by teachers and 81% by parents. 98% would like to do theatre again.


CONCLUSIONS
Theatre is highly rated and widely accepted by children, making it a useful
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Casa de Salud Valdecilla, Universidad de Cantabria.
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D002648:Child; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D012424:Rural Population; D012574:Schools; D013030:Spain
Aceptación escolar del teatro como método de educación para la salud.