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Atherton, M. – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2013
As technology and media become more popular pedagogical tools for instructors, the discussion of using films as a way to help students understand criminological concepts is also growing. Using a conceptual framework of popular criminology, the author set out to explore the ways in which films can be incorporated into a unique course aimed at…
Descriptors: Films, Criminology, Popular Culture, College Instruction
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Beck, Bernard – Multicultural Perspectives, 2006
Each of the world's major cities is known in the movie world as the exemplar of a specific mood, atmosphere, or spirit and the natural setting for particular kinds of movie stories. Paris, London, New York, and Chicago have their respective types of picture. Los Angeles has such an urban personality in imagination. Those distinctive story lines…
Descriptors: Drama, Altruism, Films, Popular Culture
Saltmarsh, David – Australian Teacher Education Association, 2009
In 2004 the Australia Council of Deans of Education (ACDE) released a report entitled "New teaching, new learning: A vision for Australian education". This report was prepared on behalf of the ACDE by Mary Kalantzis and Andrew Harvey, respectively the President and Executive Officer of the ACDE. The argument put forward in the report is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Caring, Urban Schools, Popular Culture
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Briley, Ron – History Teacher, 1990
Describes a year-long elective film course in modern U.S. history for twelfth grade students. Explains course methodology and objectives. Analyzes selected films to illustrate how the course elucidates the consensus-conflict theme in U.S. history since the 1930s and enhances student understanding of Hollywood's perspective on gender, race, and…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Creative Teaching, Critical Viewing