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"Nerdy Know-it-Alls" and "Paranoid Parents": Images of Alternative Learning in Films and Television Programs
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Hauseman, David Cameron |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Abstract | This study examines how homeschooling, unschooling and alternative learners have been portrayed in five recent films and television programs. It also investigates whether the media are grounding their representations of these students and their parents in reality, or if it is disseminating harmful stereotypes that may have detrimental effects for those who choose to learn in this manner in real life. In the wake of numerous (and often misguided) school reform efforts across North America and much of the developed world, many students and their parents have become disillusioned with traditional forms of formal education and find themselves turning to homeschooling, unschooling and other methods of alternative learning that have gained steam and a great deal of credibility over the past decade (Lloyd, 2009). Lloyd (2009) notes that approximately 1.5 million students in the United States of America are homeschooled, with 1015% of that number representing unschoolers. Homeschooling is a term with which most are familiar. It refers to children who receive their education at home rather than in the confines of a |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://jual.nipissingu.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2014/06/v5191.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
