Play What, Like What! The Application of Psychodrama in the Business Management Education in Universities-Marketing Management as an Example

Abstract

The higher education is facing challenges and the learning is flipping. The teaching as a whole-person is one of the major mission of higher education. Psychodrama was developed for psychotherapy and it is used as a psychotherapy technique in group counseling, consultation, and even education in recent years. In business schools, psychodrama offers a creative and more experiential way for students to explore and solve the key issues in business and management practice. This study uses psychodrama in teaching in the real Business-Management course Marketing Management 」as the research context. This study is an action research in Business-Management education. This study is bringing a new learning experience to Business education. Moreover, it also adds humanistic quality and social consideration to students. With the qualitative and quantitative data, the results demonstrates that psychodrama can improve learning outcomes, enhance learning satisfaction, and even enhance the ability of students to business decision-making. Furthermore, this study also provides managerial and practical implications for both higher education in business schools and real world business managers.