Overview

This book examines representations of the teacher on stage - in both theatrical performances and dramatic text - in order to demonstrate how these representations have shaped society’s perceptions of educators in and out of the classroom. At the heart of this book is the interaction between theatre and teacher education. By considering how dramatic portrayals reimagine, reinforce and/or undermine our understanding of the teacher’s personal and professional roles, this volume bridges the gap between truth in dramatic literature and truth in the classroom. Chapters critically explore the personas embodied by fictional teachers in well-known works such as Educating Rita, School of Rock and The History Boys and illustrate how educators might use dramatic literature and performance to interrogate entrenched ideas about the student-teacher dynamic. By bringing together a diverse set of contributors from the fields of teacher education and theatre, this book takes a critical look at performance, text, society and culture to promote a new understanding of teaching and learning. This unique book will be of great interest to graduate and postgraduate students, academics and researchers in the fields of teacher education, drama and theatre education.

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Author:   Melanie Shoffner ,  Richard St. Peter
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.290kg
ISBN:  

9780367227814

ISBN 10:   0367227819
Pages:   128
Publication Date:   18 September 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of contributors Foreword Clay McLeod Chapman Introduction Melanie Shoffner & Richard St. Peter Chapter 1: Unfit to teach: Morality, panic and hazardous teachers James F. Wilson Response to Chapter 1: Sexual perversity in our dreams of teaching James Stillwaggon Chapter 2: Educating Frank: Mentorship in Willy Russell’s Educating Rita Richard Corley Response to Chapter 2: Educating Rita today Andy Goodwyn Chapter 3: Fun Home: Representations of a fractured father Heather Welch Response to Chapter 3: The complex multiplicities of teaching: Finding the right metaphor Marshall George Chapter 4: The teacher’s ethos in William Mastrosimone’s Tamer of Horses Benny Sato Ambush Response to Chapter 4: The teacher as savior fallacy Shelley Nowacek Chapter 5: Teaching the coach, coaching the teacher Richard St. Peter Response to Chapter 5: Reading coaches critically Luke Rodesiler Chapter 6: A rocker in teacher’s clothing: Outlandish lessons in School of Rock: The Musical Pauline Schmidt Response to Chapter 6: The danger of Deweys: What real teachers face Lisa Scherff Chapter 7: A holey trinity: Crises of communion in John Patrick Shanley’s Doubt Jeff Spanke Response to Chapter 7: Faith and futurity: Embracing the struggle Julie Gorlewski

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Melanie Shoffner is Professor of Education at James Madison University, USA. Richard St. Peter is Assistant Professor of Theatre at Northwestern State University, USA.

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