{"product_id":"teacher-tv-shirley-r-steinberg-9780820497150","title":"Teacher TV: Sixty Years of Teachers on Television","description":"\u003ci\u003eTeacher TV: Sixty Years of Teachers\u003c\/i\u003e on Television examines some of the most influential teacher characters presented on television from the earliest sitcoms to contemporary dramas and comedies. Both topical and chronological, the book follows a general course across decades and focuses on dominant themes and representations, linking some of the most popular shows of the era to larger cultural themes. Some of these include: \u003cbr\u003e - a view of how gender is socially constructed in popular culture and in society \u003cbr\u003e - racial tensions throughout the decades \u003cbr\u003e - educational privileges for elite students \u003cbr\u003e - the mundane and the provocative in teacher depictions on television \u003cbr\u003e - the view of gender and sexual orientation through a new lens \u003cbr\u003e - life in inner-city public schools \u003cbr\u003e - the culture of testing and dropping out \u003cbr\u003e Every pre-service and classroom teacher should read this book. It is also a valuable text for upper-division undergraduate and graduate level courses in media and education as well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shirley R. Steinberg, Mary M. Dalton, Laura R. Linder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0820497150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820497150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Lang Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/02\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 247\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/10\/2008 pg. 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2008 pg. 254","brand":"Shirley R. Steinberg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46545655726335,"sku":"9780820497150","price":41.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0f1aafa1-9afe-43f0-8de3-3f823134b0f3.jpg?v=1738183015","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/teacher-tv-shirley-r-steinberg-9780820497150","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}