Film Choices for Screening Literacy: The "Pygmalion Template" in the Curriculum as Contact Zone

Ive Verdoodt; Kris Rutten; Ronald Soetaert; Andre Mottart

Journal of Curriculum Studies Vol. 42, No. 4 (2010) pp. 519–538

This study discusses the representation of (the) literacy (myth) in popular movies and a teaching and research project on cinematic literacy narratives. It attempts to reveal the existence of a powerful 'Pygmalion template' in contemporary movie...

Exploring educational taboos through school movies. A rhetorical analysis of student-teachers' reflections

Laura Van Beveren; Kris Rutten; Geert Vandermeersche; Ive Verdoodt

Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 75, No. 1 (October 2018) pp. 187–198

The purpose of this article is to explore how fictional narratives that focus on educational taboos can be introduced in teacher education to reflect on disturbing practices and sensitive issues. We conducted a study to examine how student-teachers...

Language: English