Magnet Schools: Reform and Race in Urban Education |
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Authors: | Ellen Goldring Claire Smrekar |
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Institution: | 1. Augusta College in Augusta , Georgia, USA;2. University of South Carolina , Columbia, USA |
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Abstract: | Popular film impacts the work of educators and education in a variety of ways. In this article, the authors examine popular films' portrayals of education and K-12 schooling and higher education instructors from a variety of perspectives. The authors also investigate how education provides a platform for the examination of contemporary cultural concerns. The authors and education graduate students offer recommendations for fruitful viewing. In addition, the authors provide some rationales for further study of education in popular film. |
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Keywords: | magnet schools urban education reform school choice desegregation |
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