The Public Secondary School And Teacher In American Films Of The 1990s

This study examined how public secondary schools and educators were portrayed in American films of the 1990s. Thirty films were selected for study that were produced and released in the decade of the 1990s. Content analysis and a "Film Analysis Form" produced answers to eight questions regarding the learning environments, portrayal of educators and students, the academic and life lessons taught, and positive or negative statements about education in the films of this decade. The results shoa series of complex environments, educators, students, and academic and life lessons delivered. An assessment of the positive and negative portrayal provided more negative views of the public secondary school than positive ones.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D. in Education

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Leadership and Counselor Education

Year dc:date.available

2012

Author dc:creator

• Dowd, Arleen Belinda

Contributors dc:contributor

• Timothy D. Letzring
• James Payne
• Ryan Niemeyer

• Educational Leadership

Repository record dc:identifier

https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/514

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:egrove.olemiss.edu:etd-1513