How "the teacher" is presented in literature, history, religion, and the arts : cross-cultural analyses of a stereotype / Raymond McCluskey and Stephen J. McKinney ; with a foreword by Donald Christie
- Published
- Lewiston, New York : The Edwin Mellen Press, [2013]
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource
- Additional Creators
- McCluskey, Raymond, McKinney, Stephen J., and Burnaford, Gail E.
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- Contents
- Chapter 22Chapter 23; Chapter 24; Chapter 25; Chapter 26; Chapter 27; Chapter 28; Chapter 29; Bibliography.
- Summary
- This book shows all the various ways that teachers and the teaching profession are depicted in popular culture, literature, and throughout history. It is valuable because it shows the kinds of stereotypes that teachers have to run up against while having contact with their students. Obviously the number of cultural depictions of teachers has a much greater reach than the actual lived experiences students have with teachers themselves. The point is that these depictions create nefarious images that often impede the learning process, and create raised expectations for teachers who sometimes cann.
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- ISBN
- 0773417958 (electronic bk.)
9780773417953 (electronic bk.)
9780773445208
077344520X - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references.
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