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As American as Public School

JMU Media Resources Videotape no.6907

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Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities and Sciences, c2001
1 VHS (55 min.)

Series: School, the Story of American Public Education, episode 2, 1900-1950; School, the Story of American Public Education (Television Program)

Describes how massive immigration, child labor laws, and the growth of cities increased school attendance and changed public education in America during the first half of the twentieth century. Looks at the ideas of John Dewey, the effects of IQ tests, the "life adjustment" curriculum, and Cold War politics on students.
Education -- United States -- History
Public schools -- United States -- History

Beyond Brown: Pursuing the Promise

Memorial Hall-ETMC   344.0798 Bey

Harriman, NY : Distributed by Firelight Media, c2004

1 DVD (ca. 60 min.)

Explores the legacy and impact of Brown vs. Board of Education, the 1954 Supreme Court decision ending legal segregation in American education.

            Brown, Oliver, 1918- -- Trials, litigation, etc

            Topeka (Kan.). Board of Education -- Trials, litigation, etc

            Documentary films

            Segregation in education -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History -- 20th century

            Discrimination in education -- Law and legislation -- United States

The Bottom Line

JMU Media Resources Videotape no.6909

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Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities and Sciences, c2001
1 VHS (55 min.)

Series: School, the Story of American Public Education, episode 4, 1980-the present;
School, the Story of American Public Education (Television Program)
Tells how the 1983 report "Nation at Risk" damaged public confidence in America's school system and spurred attempts at educational reform. Looks at such things as vouchers, charter schools, and privatization as challenges to the historical concept of a common school.

Education -- United States -- History
Public schools -- United States -- History
Educational change -- United States

Captive Audience: Advertising Invades the Classroom
JMU Media Resources DVD 931
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Northampton, MA : Media Education Foundation, c2003
1 DVD (45 min. + 40 min. additional footage)
Examines the growing youth market as in-school advertising has steadily increased in America's public schools in recent years with little or no public awareness. Includes interviews with teachers, students, parents, and activists.

Education -- United States -- Marketing
Commercialism in schools -- United States
Business and education -- United States

The Common School

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JMU Media Resources Videotape no.6906

Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2001
1 VHS (55 min.)

Series: School, the Story of American Public Education, episode 1, 1770-1890; School, the Story of American Public Education (Television Program)
Describes the development of a common system of tax-supported schools in America following the Revolution in order to mix people of different backgrounds and strengthen democracy. Tells of the influence of Thomas Jefferson, Noah Webster, Horace Mann, and others in this effort.

Education -- United States -- History
Public schools -- United States -- History

Critical Thinking and Educational Reform

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.958      

Alexandria, Va.: PBS Adult Learning Service, 1988

1 VHS (60 min.)

A lecture/discussion on books important to the higher education committee.

Barry, Vincent E. Invitation to critical thinking 

Critical thinking

Thought and thinking           

Economics of Education

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.2932

Bethesda, MD : distributed by Discovery Program Enterprises, c1992

1 VHS (ca. 22 min.)

Series Teacher TV ; v. 10

            Education -- Finance 

            Public schools -- United States -- Costs 

            Educational innovations 

Education

JMU Media Resources DVD 1657

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Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2004]
1 DVD (ca. 53 min.)
Series: Behold humanity! 
"Traces the evolution of education through the ages, from oral traditions to its role in today's ever-changing society, where the need to learn new job skills is a constant necessity" -- container.

Education -- History
Social evolution
Social change
Documentary television programs

Education

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.3840

New York : Distributed by Insight Media, c1991

1 VHS (30 min.)

Series: The Sociological Imagination, pt. 18

Explores the relationship between education and society as a whole, including the role of schools in the socialization of the young, and the relationship between schools and political and economic institutions.

            Sociology -- Study and teaching 

            Educational sociology 

            Socialization 

Education on Trial. Part 2, Is our public school system beyond repair?

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.2257

c1992 / a co-production of MacNeil/Lehrer Productions and GWETA

1 VHS (60 min.)

Series: From the PBS television series Learning in America

Note: Licensed off-air recording made January 12, 1992, over WVPT, Harrisonburg, Virginia

Using a trial format, questions about the actual nature of, causes of, and possible remedies for our degenerating American public education system are raised and debated. Are the problems in our educational system caused primarily by external social factors (e.g. quality of parenting, debilitating criticism) or are they primarily internal systemic problems (e.g. entrenched educational bureaucracy, quality of teaching)?

            Public schools -- United States 

            Educational accountability -- United States 

            Education -- Evaluation 

            Educational change -- United States 

The End of Education

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.4724     

Northampton, MA : Into the Classroom Video, c1996   

1 VHS (50 min.) + 1 instructor's guide (9 p.; 30 cm.)

Postman lectures on the modern crisis in American education. He reveals the erosion of traditional narratives which once gave coherent purpose to learning, and believes that the new 'gods' of economic utility, consumership, technology and multiculturalism threaten the possibility of meaningful education. He pleads for alternative narratives which will help recover a sense of purpose, tolerance, and respect for learning.

            Education -- United States -- Philosophy 

            Education -- United States -- Aims and objectives 

Equality

JMU Media Resources Videotape no.6908

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Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities and Sciences, c2001
1 VHS (55 min.)

Series: School, the Story of American Public Education, episode 3, 1950-1980; School, the Story of American Public Education (Television Program)
Describes the inequalities in American public education in the 1950s, issues raised by equal rights proponents, and changes made.

Education -- United States -- History
Public schools -- United States -- History
Discrimination in education -- United States -- History
Segregation in education -- United States -- History

Failing Forward

Memorial Hall ETMC   370 Mer v.4 VHS tape

New York : Merrow Report ; Learning Matters, Inc., 1997
1 VHS (57 min.)

Series: The Merrow Report

The lead story in this program discusses "social promotion," a practice where students are passed to the next grade even though they get only Ds and Fs. Also featured are reports on bilingual education in schools where dozens of languages are spoken; a common-sense, low-budget approach to technology and the classroom memories of actor Edward James Olmos.

            Promotion (School)

            Education -- New York (N.Y.)

The Intolerable Burden

JMU Media Resources Videotape no.7661

Brooklyn, NY : First Run/Icarus Films, 2002
1 VHS (56 min.)
Documentary film of how Mae Bertha Carter and her family enrolled the youngest eight of their thirteen children in the public schools of Drew, Mississippi in 1965.

Carter family
Carter, Mae Bertha, 1923-
School integration -- Mississippi -- Sunflower County
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Sunflower County (Miss.) -- Race relations

Learning in America

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.903-907

Alexandria, Va : PBS Adult Learning Service, 1989

5 VHS (60 min. each)

Presents problems in the American education system and shows how these problems affect the whole nation. Goal of series is to make issues and developments in American education more understandable to the general public. Contents: [pt. 1] The Education Race -- [pt. 2] Upstairs/Downstairs -- [pt. 3] Teach your children -- [pt. 4] Wanted: A Million Teachers [pt. 5] Paying the Freight.

            Education -- United States 

            Education -- Japan 

            Public schools -- United States 

            Teaching 

Legacy of Lucy F. Simms School: Education During Segregated Times in Virginia

JMU Media Resources DVD 1584

Clinton, Md. : Billo Communications, Inc, c2005
1 DVD (54 min.)
"The Legacy of Lucy F. Simms School: Education during Segregated Times in Virginia is a sixty minute film documentary which covers the history of African American education in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, VA, from the 1800's, when Lucy F. Simms walked nine miles daily to teach to 1966 when the Simms School named in her honor closed. Photographs, interviews, and reenactments make the film's rich history come to life and resonate in the souls of its audiences. Students' special events and clubs are remembered through alumni stories, and interviews with past teachers and students candidly communicate the challenges of education during integration and Jim Crow in a segregated Harrisonburg. Mrs. Barbara Blakey and Mrs. Mary Francis Fairfax give wonderful testimonies of the quality education received by students who attended the Lucy F. Simms School in the 50's and 60's. Never been seen photographs are also featured. "The film is important to Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, Virginia, communities because it shares the rich heritage of African American history that has happened in the Shenandoah Valley," said City of Harrisonburg Mayor Larry Rogers. Attending the showing of this film will not only be an educationally entertaining experience, but will continue the legacy of "A Dream Deferred" -- one which has become the reality of a quality education for all children in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. The film allows today's Virginia to take an educational and entertaining look at its past" -- production company website.

Simms, Lucy 1855(9?)-1934
Harris, William Nelson Pendleton, 1881-1977
Lucy F. Simms School (Harrisonburg, Va.)
Effinger Street School (Harrisonburg, Va.)
Segregation in education -- Virginia -- Harrisonburg
African American teachers -- Virginia -- Harrisonburg
African American teachers and the community
African Americans -- Virginia -- Harrisonburg -- History
African American teachers -- Virginia -- Harrisonburg -- Social life and customs
African Americans -- Education (Elementary) -- Virginia -- Harrisonburg -- History -- 20th century
African American neighborhoods -- Virginia -- Harrisonburg -- History -- 20th century
Social change
Race relations -- Virginia -- Harrisonburg
Working class -- Virginia -- Harrisonburg
Minority students -- Education -- Virginia
School integration -- Virginia -- History -- 20th century
School integration -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Harrisonburg (Va.) -- History -- 20th century
Rockingham County (Va.) -- History

Little Rock Central High: 50 Years Later
JMU Media Resources DVD 4307

Princeton, N.J.: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2008]
1 DVD (90 min.)
"A watershed moment in the civil rights movement occurred when federal troops enforced Brown v. Board of Education at Little Rock Central High School. What is Little Rock's legacy a half century later? This program follows the lives of present day Little Rock students, teachers, and administrators over the course of a year..." -- container.

Central High School (Little Rock, Ark.) -- History
School integration -- United States -- History -- 20th century
African American students -- Education (Secondary) -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Documentary films
Films for the hearing impaired

School: The Story of American Public Education
Born out of centuries of conflict and experimentation, America’s public school system is one of the nation’s most significant—but still unfinished—achievements. This four-part series, narrated by Academy Award-winning actress Meryl Streep, is a compelling odyssey that weaves archival footage, rare interviews, and on-site coverage into an unprecedented portrait of public education in America. 4-part series, 55 minutes each.  Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2001

EPISODE 1 : The Common School  1770-1890

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JMU Media Resources Videotape no.6906

Describes the development of a common system of tax-supported schools in America following the Revolution in order to mix people of different backgrounds and strengthen democracy. Tells of the influence of Thomas Jefferson, Noah Webster, Horace Mann, and others in this effort.

 

EPISODE 2:  As American as Public School 1900-1950

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JMU Media Resources Videotape no.6907

Describes how massive immigration, child labor laws, and the growth of cities increased school attendance and changed public education in America during the first half of the twentieth century. Looks at the ideas of John Dewey, the effects of IQ tests, the "life adjustment" curriculum, and Cold War politics on student.

 

EPISODE 3: Equality 1950-1980

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JMU Media Resources Videotape no.6908

Describes the inequalities in American public education in the 1950s, issues raised by equal rights proponents, and changes made.

 

EPISODE 4: The Bottom Line 1980-the present

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JMU Media Resources Videotape no.6909

Tells how the 1983 report "Nation at Risk" damaged public confidence in America's school system and spurred attempts at educational reform. Looks at such things as vouchers, charter schools, and privatization as challenges to the historical concept of a common school.

Summerhill at 70

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Shows life at Summerhill during its 70th year. Explores how Summerhill children behave while left entirely to their own devices, looks at whether they spurn or take advantage of academic education offered, and explores whether a tribunal can be effective when the vote of a child and headmistress are equal.

Tomorrow's Children: Partnership Education in Action

JMU Media Resources DVD 3974

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Northampton, MA : Media Education Foundation, c2001
1 DVD (35 min.)
Current discussion about education is characterized by politically expedient proposals for more testing and greater accountability. Those who care about our children's future know that these limited measures are more backward than forward looking. This program is a blueprint for K-12 education that envisions a more sustainable, equitable and hopeful future. Contents: Partnership and dominator models -- Three components of partnership education (process, content and structure) -- The partnership learning tapestry -- The future of education.

Education, Humanistic -- United States
Critical pedagogy -- United States
Affective education -- United States
Educational change -- United States

Will School Reform Ever Work?: A Town Hall Panel

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.6300       

Arlington, Ill. : Skylight Professional Development, 1999

1 VHS (80 min.)

Peter Senge's theory of learning organization provides the context for this examination of the current state of school reform in the United States.

            Educational change -- United States -- Congresses