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Direct linkCann, Colette N. – Urban Education, 2015
White teacher savior films (WTSFs) depict the teaching profession as one for which conventional credentialing is unnecessary. White teachers with little training and experience perform miracles in urban classrooms where trained, experienced teachers have failed. This same narrative is echoed in alternative credential programs such as Teach For…
Descriptors: Films, Urban Teaching, Alternative Teacher Certification, Comparative Analysis
