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Representing Education in Film

How Hollywood Portrays Educational Thought, Settings, and Issues

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Authors:
  1. David Resnick

    1. School of Education, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel

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  • First book to comprehensively examine a broader scope of education in film
  • Incorporates a variety of education models to illuminate contrasting viewpoints
  • Examines the educability of human nature itself, a prescient debate in public discourse

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Defining the Domain: Methodology and Rationale

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

      • David Resnick
      Pages 3-9

    3. Defining “Education Movies” in Educational Terms

      • David Resnick
      Pages 11-26

    4. Education as Change: The Question of Changeability

      • David Resnick
      Pages 27-41

  3. A Movie Close-up on Educational Themes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 43-43
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    2. Sports Coach as Educator

      • David Resnick
      Pages 45-72

    3. Arts Education

      • David Resnick
      Pages 73-94

    4. Religious Education

      • David Resnick
      Pages 95-113

    5. Civic Education

      • David Resnick
      Pages 115-148

    6. The Rearview Mirror

      • David Resnick
      Pages 149-160

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 161-169
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About this book

This book presents an incisive analysis of how fundamental issues in education are portrayed in film. Focusing on recent films, the author draws on a wide range of educational thinkers and fields of research to examine issues not discussed before. Resnick challenges our assumptions and enriches our general knowledge on critical issues like funding for arts education, what we mean by successful civic education, and the educational value of sports. This project, which includes topics such as the gender gap in civic education,  religious   education, and what animated films have to say about human education, can serve as a “viewer’s guide” to selected educational issues in film and may spur the intelligent use of films in public debate.  

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Education, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel

    David Resnick

About the author

David Resnick is Senior Lecturer in the School of Education at Bar Ilan University, Israel. His articles on education in film have appeared in a variety of educational journals, including the Journal of Moral Education.   

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Representing Education in Film

  • Book Subtitle: How Hollywood Portrays Educational Thought, Settings, and Issues

  • Authors: David Resnick

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59929-2

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-59928-5Published: 08 January 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-59929-2Published: 08 January 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 169

  • Topics: Sociology of Education, Screen Studies

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