Past ACCFs

Head of the Laboratory for Research
Theatre/Drama Education, University of Haifa, Israel

Prof Schonmann is the Head of the Laboratory for Research in Theatre/Drama Education and Head of Arts Therapy–Bibliotherapy department, and conducts the program of Theatre Teachers' Training in the Faculty of Education, University of Haifa, Israel. The continuing focus of her research is Aesthetic, Theatre/Drama Education, Curriculum, and Teacher Training. She has published numerous articles on these issues, as well as three books: Theatre of the Classroom (in Hebrew). Behind Closed Doors, (in English co-written with Ben Peretz) and Theatre as a Medium for Children and Young People: Images and Observations (in English). She acts as the academic counselor for the Israeli Ministry of Education for theatre for young people.