Claire Fontaine
This study looks at Hollywood films and their depiction of the role of formal and informal education in the lives of teenagers in American society. Prototypes of the "teenage education" genre from 1955 to 1961 are presented before focusing on films produced during the 1980s. The films are analyzed according to their verbal and nonverbal communication by examining the sound and visual images they contain. The 1980s films are further analyzed in terms of their depiction of public and private school experiences and the black, white, Hispanic and women's experiences. The study seeks to answer the following questions: How is the high school as an institution portrayed? How are the principal participants (administrators, teachers, athletic coaches, staff members, parents and students) portrayed? What problems are identified?
film representation critical media urban administration dissertation
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