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ERIC Number: EJ514197
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0965-9757
The Hollywood Curriculum: Who Is the "Good" Teacher?
Dalton, Mary M.
Curriculum Studies, v3 n1 p23-44 1995
Study analyzed 60 years of motion pictures to construct a theory of curriculum in the movies. Hollywood's ideal teachers were those who shared character traits found consistently in the films, traits that cut across traditional film genres and persisted over time. Good teachers in the movies used a distinctive curricular approach. (SM)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethics, Films, Popular Culture, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Administrator Relationship, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Student Relationship, Teachers
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Classical Hollywood Films
Note: Journal availability: Triangle Journals Ltd., P.O. Box 65, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 0YG, England.