Lisa Buchanan, associate professor of education, co-authored an article published in the journal Action in Teacher Education.
Lisa Buchanan, associate professor of education, co-authored an article in the journal Action in Teacher Education titled, “Discourses of Immigration and the Mediating Influence of Documentary Films.” The article is available online here.
The article abstract reads as follows:
There is a demographic and democratic imperative for social studies teachers to broach the issue of contemporary immigration in their classrooms. In this study, preservice social studies teachers (PSTs) viewed three documentary films that presented stories of immigration that run counter to the narrative projected by the Trump administration and often presented in mainstream media outlets. Our purpose was to analyze how social studies PSTs responded to these documentaries and how the films influenced their perceptions of current events related to immigration and refugee experiences. Overall, we found that documentary films offer an effective way to provide PSTs with counterstories about immigration that may help shape their classroom teachers’ immigration instruction.
About the authors:
Jeremy Hilburn is an Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina – Wilmington. His current research pursuits fall into several interconnected strands broadly related to immigration and social studies education.
Lisa Brown Buchanan is an Associate Professor of Education at Elon University. Prior to joining Elon’s faculty, she was an Associate Professor at UNC Wilmington and taught elementary grades in Alamance Burlington Schools in North Carolina. She is an avid children’s literature fan. Her research interests are primarily focused on teachers’ perceptions of using children’s literature, film, and discussion to teach difficult topics.
Wayne Journell is Professor and Associate Chair of the Teacher Education and Higher Education Department at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. His research focuses on the teaching of politics and controversial issues in secondary education.
The article reference is:
Jeremy Hilburn, Lisa Brown Buchanan & Wayne Journell (2021): Discourses
of Immigration and the Mediating Influence of Documentary Films, Action in Teacher Education.