1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910812402503321

Autore

Isserles Robin G. <1968->

Titolo

The costs of completion : student success in community college / / Robin G. Isserles

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore, Maryland : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

1-4214-4207-8

9781421442082

9781421442075

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 330 pages)

Disciplina

378.15430973

Soggetti

Community college students - United States

Academic achievement - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgments -- Neoliberalism ascending : persistence, completion, and student success in the college for all Era -- Metrics for success : austerity, accountability, and the new edu-philanthropists -- Making sense of the data : institutional success as degree completion at the community college -- Challenging narrow definitions of success : what Is the student sensibility? -- The student sensibility and structural exclusion : It's not about grit -- Early interactions in community college : the marketing of guided pathways meets the student sensibility -- Addressing the crisis : creating the community college as an authentic caring institution.

Sommario/riassunto

"The author tracks the history of concerns over student retention and completion in community colleges, evaluates prior attempts to use national data sets to measure student success, and draws on interviews with students that highlight their experiences prior to and during college. The author develops the concept of "student sensibility" as a way to underscore the situational experiences of students and stresses the importance of foregrounding their experiences in our understanding of student success"--



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910974139603321

Autore

Beker Marilyn

Titolo

The screenwriter activist : writing social issue movies / / Marilyn Beker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, 2012, c2013

New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-50662-4

1-283-54746-5

1-136-50663-2

9786613859914

0-203-14578-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Disciplina

809.2/3

Soggetti

Motion picture authorship - Social aspects

Motion picture authorship - Political aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Screenwriter Activist Writing Social Issue Movies; Copyright; Contents; Preface: MY REASONS TO BELIEVE; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION; What's It All About?; What's a Social Issue?; The Steps to Writing a Social Issue Movie; Spoiler Alert!; 1 MOTIVATION; Words to Write By; 2 TAKING ACTION; A Tradition of Good Works; The Infl uence of Movies on Trends and Fashion; All Art is Propaganda; The Social Issue List; Social Issue Oscar Winners; Participant Media- The Social Issue Production Company; 3 INSPIRATION; Issue Mapping Exercise; 4 CHARACTER

Issue Map/Biography of Main Character Angela-A Native American Rights Activist5 ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS; Labor Practices: Norma Rae; Gay and Discrimination Issues: Philadelphia; Censorship: Good Morning Vietnam; Euthanasia: Million Dollar Baby; Abortion: Vera Drake; 6 TRUE OR FALSE; Legal Precautions; 7 PLAN OF ATTACK; The Sherlock/Snitch: The Investigation/Whistleblower Model; The Lawyer-Up: The Trial Model; The Heart-Tugger: The Relationship Model; The Chuckle: The Satirical Model; The Life: The Biopic Model; The Yoda: The Mentor Model; The Shining Knight: The Hero/Rescuer Model



Outline Magic TemplateSocial Issue Screenplay Models; 8 RESEARCH; Basic Ground Rules; Interesting Things To Consider In Writing A Movie; Brief Information On Social Issues; 9 GETTING IT MADE; Making It: A Case Study; Afterglow; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Hotel Rwanda. Philadelphia.  Silkwood. Some of the most important films ever made have tackled real-world social issues, from genocide to homophobia to corporate greed. As storytellers, activist screenwriters recognize that social issues make great stories that can be gut-wrenching, heart-tugging, funny, tragic, and interesting to watch. The Screenwriter Activist helps screenwriters tell those stories in compelling, non-preachy, and inspiring ways. The Screenwriter Activist is an in-depth, practical guide, appropriate for students in interme