Claire Fontaine
Reel teachers: A descriptive content analysis of the portrayal of American teachers in popular cinema
by Nederhouser, Deborah Margaret Dobbin, Ed.D., Northern Illinois University, 2000, 168 pages; AAT 9997597
Abstract (Summary)
This dissertation analyzed the portrayal of K-12 teachers in American movies. A quantitative, qualitative, and comparative content analysis was used to study the portrayal of American teachers as seen in American movies. Coding categories were synthesized from applicable literature. The researcher applied characters to coding categories based on film dialogue and film action. Categories were quantified using a computerized database to run permutations of fields and applied to graphs. Emerging trends were analyzed and applied to the portrayal of teachers in film.
quant film analysis media
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