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- Title
The Real in the Reel: The need for critically reflective teachers in the media classroom.
- Authors
McKenzie, John
- Abstract
Critically reflective teachers need to examine the paradigms and theories that inform their professional lives. This paper argues that an eco-pedagogy involving efficacious action by students requires a critique of the radical post-structural paradigm that is constantly sceptical of any truth-claims about what is 'real' and what it is to 'act'. Using documentaries based on the Galapagos Islands, the paper challenges documentary film makers to consider the ethical imperatives that frame the nature of their productions and further invites educators to select resources and teaching strategies that enable both critique and efficacious actions.
- Subjects
GALAPAGOS Islands; FILMMAKING education; DOCUMENTARY film production; MEDIA literacy; CRITICAL realism; EDUCATION
- Publication
Pacific-Asian Education Journal, 2011, Vol 23, Issue 1, p57
- ISSN
1019-8725
- Publication type
Article