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skene

In ancient Greek theatre, a building behind the playing area that was originally a hut in which actors changed masks and costumes. It eventually became the scenic backdrop for the drama. First used c. 465 BC, the skene was a small wooden structure facing the circle of spectators. It developed into a two-story edifice decorated with columns, with three doors used for entrances and exits. It was flanked by wings (paraskenia). By the end of the 5th century BC, the wooden skene was replaced by a permanent stone structure. In the Roman theatre it was an elaborate building facade.


skene
The Greek term for scaena (Latin).

Skene 

one of the three parts of the ancient Greek theater, the other two being the orchestra and auditorium. At first the skene was a temporary wooden structure where the actors changed costumes and from where they made their entrances. Beginning in the first half of the fifth century B.C., when theatrical action became more complex and second and third actors were introduced, the skene was built behind the orchestra or tangent to its circumference. The modern Russian word stsena is derived from the ancient Greek word skene and the Latin scaena. [23–1498–]



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Aster and Skenes (1993) have defined adult learners, whom they also label "nontraditional students," as those students who do not live on campus, who usually work full-time, who are often married with children, and who are motivated less by academic integration (satisfying an individual's need of intellectual development and growth) and more by career enhancement.
Finally, numerous studies show that student retention is greater when students can socialize with their peers and faculty on campus (Ashar & Skenes, 1993; Kerka, 1995; Newman, 2000).
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