Coetzee, Marie-Heleen2013-09-072011-07-052013-09-072011-04-1320102011-02-01Maritz, GU 2010, An appreciative inquiry approach to community theatre on HIV and AIDS education for young people, MA dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/26490 >C11/51/aghttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/26490Dissertation (MA (Drama))--University of Pretoria, 2010.This dissertation positions Community Theatre as an agency for development and education based on the educational principles of Freire and Boal’s Theatre for Development. The dissertation argues that Appreciative Inquiry can enrich the practice of Community Theatre by approaching HIV and AIDS education through an asset-based, participatory, inclusive, learner-centred approach. The dissertation further hypothesises that the infusion of the 4-D process of Appreciative Inquiry into Community Theatre processes aimed at HIV and AIDS education will enhance young people’s agency as active participants and agents of change in their communities beyond the didactic notions inherent in ABC education approaches to HIV prevention. This approach can encourage meaningful participation and critical consciousness amongst young people in the HIV prevention response.© 2010 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.DevelopmentAppreciative inquiryTheatre of the oppressedPedagogy of the oppressedSocial changeMeaningful participation.Theatre for developmentDrama in educationTheatre in educationConscientisationPeer educationCommunity theatreUCTDDissertationhttp://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02012011-203230/