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Bringing College Education Into Prisons

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Author : Robert Scott
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2015-06-17

Bringing College Education Into Prisons written by Robert Scott and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-17 with Education categories.

This sourcebook introduces the basic concept of college in prison, describes programs that exist across the country today, and considers the challenges and opportunities facing community college educators who are interested in the growing movement to reintroduce postsecondary education to America’s prisons. Not only do the authors write from their personal experience as educators, they also expound on many issues that arise in prison teaching, including: the clash between college assumptions and prison rules, the complete absence of public funding for college in prison, the racial dimension of mass incarceration, and insights on key issues facing college educators in the prison context today. This is the 170th volume of this Jossey-Bass quarterly report series. Essential to the professional libraries of presidents, vice presidents, deans, and other leaders in today's open-door institutions, New Directions for Community Colleges provides expert guidance in meeting the challenges of their distinctive and expanding educational mission.

Bringing College Education Into Prisons

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Author : Robert Scott
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2015-06-16

Bringing College Education Into Prisons written by Robert Scott and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-16 with Education categories.

This sourcebook introduces the basic concept of college in prison, describes programs that exist across the country today, and considers the challenges and opportunities facing community college educators who are interested in the growing movement to reintroduce postsecondary education to America’s prisons. Not only do the authors write from their personal experience as educators, they also expound on many issues that arise in prison teaching, including: the clash between college assumptions and prison rules, the complete absence of public funding for college in prison, the racial dimension of mass incarceration, and insights on key issues facing college educators in the prison context today. This is the 170th volume of this Jossey-Bass quarterly report series. Essential to the professional libraries of presidents, vice presidents, deans, and other leaders in today's open-door institutions, New Directions for Community Colleges provides expert guidance in meeting the challenges of their distinctive and expanding educational mission.

Higher Education In Prison

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Author : Miriam Williford
language : en
Publisher: Greenwood
Release Date : 1994

Higher Education In Prison written by Miriam Williford and has been published by Greenwood this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Education categories.

A collection of essays, with special section on The Federal Pell Grant Program & grants for prisoners.

Schooling In A Total Institution

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Author : Howard S. Davidson
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 1995-04-30

Schooling In A Total Institution written by Howard S. Davidson and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-04-30 with Education categories.

This critical perspective on prison education is a marked departure from a literature dominated by descriptions of the criminal mind and correctional education strategies to cure it. Davidson's contributors are prisoners or former prisoners who finished their schooling in prison, some taking advanced degrees, or social scientists who taught in prisons but are not professional correctional educators. Conventionally, prison education is about correcting cognitive deficiencies and improving job opportunities. Here the issues are schooling as surveillance, as politics, and as a means to reconstruct a historical consciousness that remembers personal histories. The essays examine prison schools as they originated and developed, identify processes of differentiation and segregation, expose contradictions, and recount occurrences of prison resistance. There are chapters on prison education as critical pedagogy, literacy and higher education, women prisoners and education, and the irony that most prisoners believe in the American Dream while often being victims of socioeconomic inequity.

Basic Education In Prisons

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Author : United Nations
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995

Basic Education In Prisons written by United Nations and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Political Science categories.

Stem Education In Us Prisons

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Author :
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2024-03-21

Stem Education In Us Prisons written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-03-21 with Education categories.

Renewal of higher-education programs in US prisons creates a need for science education. This is the first book to address STEM education in prisons in the United States. It calls on activist science teachers to develop innovative ways to teach in challenging carceral settings. Over the last fifty years, science education and prison education have moved in different directions, one expanding and the other contracting. This book brings these educational endeavors into cooperative engagement. Democratic citizenship opens opportunities for all people, irrespective of civil status, to study science. The book presents student narratives and case studies emphasizing the achievements of STEM education behind prison walls. STEM education equity can help address the deep social inequities that mass incarceration creates and magnifies. Contributors are: Cassandra Barrett, Andrew Bell, George Bogner, Adrian Borealis, Drew Bush, Kelli Bush, Sandy Chang, Kelle Dhein, Amalia Handler, Steven Hart, Steven Henderson, Tiffany Hensley-McBain, Paul Kazelis, Joe Lockard, Edward Mei, Tsafrir Mor, Rob Scott, Laura Taylor, Joslyn Rose Trivett and Emily Webb.

Prisoner Education

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Author : Marjorie J. Seashore
language : en
Publisher: Greenwood
Release Date : 1976

Prisoner Education written by Marjorie J. Seashore and has been published by Greenwood this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Social Science categories.

College For Convicts

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Author : Christopher Zoukis
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2014-10-21

College For Convicts written by Christopher Zoukis and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-21 with Education categories.

The United States accounts for 5 percent of the world's population, yet incarcerates about 25 percent of the world's prisoners. Examining a wealth of studies by researchers and correctional professionals, and the experience of educators, this book shows recidivism rates drop in direct correlation with the amount of education prisoners receive, and the rate drops dramatically with each additional level of education attained. Presenting a workable solution to America's mass incarceration and recidivism problems, this book demonstrates that great fiscal benefits arise when modest sums are spent educating prisoners. Educating prisoners brings a reduction in crime and social disruption, reduced domestic spending and a rise in quality of life. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

College In Prison

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Author : Daniel Karpowitz
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 2017-02-01

College In Prison written by Daniel Karpowitz and has been published by Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-01 with Social Science categories.

Over the years, American colleges and universities have made various efforts to provide prisoners with access to education. However, few of these outreach programs presume that incarcerated men and women can rise to the challenge of a truly rigorous college curriculum. The Bard Prison Initiative is different. College in Prison chronicles how, since 2001, Bard College has provided hundreds of incarcerated men and women across the country access to a high-quality liberal arts education. Earning degrees in subjects ranging from Mandarin to advanced mathematics, graduates have, upon release, gone on to rewarding careers and elite graduate and professional programs. Yet this is more than just a story of exceptional individuals triumphing against the odds. It is a study in how the liberal arts can alter the landscape of some of our most important public institutions giving people from all walks of life a chance to enrich their minds and expand their opportunities. Drawing on fifteen years of experience as a director of and teacher within the Bard Prison Initiative, Daniel Karpowitz tells the story of BPI’s development from a small pilot project to a nationwide network. At the same time, he recounts dramatic scenes from in and around college-in-prison classrooms pinpointing the contested meanings that emerge in moments of highly-charged reading, writing, and public speaking. Through examining the transformative encounter between two characteristically American institutions—the undergraduate college and the modern penitentiary—College in Prison makes a powerful case for why liberal arts education is still vital to the future of democracy in the United States.

Higher Education And Reentry

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Author : Alexis Halkovic
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013

Higher Education And Reentry written by Alexis Halkovic and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with categories.

Virtually every study of the impact of college on incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people demonstrates a positive effect on income, civic engagement, family, and personal health, as well as dramatically reduced recidivism rates. College in and after prison offers a singularly effective strategy for redeveloping individuals, families and communities, reducing crime, and lightening the tax burden of incarceration. To date, there has been little research documenting the individual experience of men and women who come home from prison and decide to change their lives through higher education. In order to better understand the challenges that formerly incarcerated students face when applying to and entering college, and the unique strengths that they bring into classrooms, the Prisoner Reentry Institute initiated Participatory Action Research to elevate the voices of students addressing these questions. This report documents the post-prison journeys of students whose lives and education have been interrupted by periods of time in prison. It explores their motivations, challenges, supports, and the policy implications of their experiences. Utilizing participatory research methods, this report highlights the voices of these students and draws on their knowledge to offer invaluable insight into the collateral consequences--economic, structural, racial, familial, and personal--of mass incarceration. The study finds that: (1) These women and men confront numerous policy, structural, and programmatic obstacles as they seek access to higher education; (2) Nonprofit organizations and other community supports can increase the likelihood that these students will be successful in college; (3) These students bring gifts of enthusiasm for learning, desire to give back to their communities, persistence, diverse personal experiences, and a determination to transform their lives; (4) Many of these students worry that disclosure of their status as formerly incarcerated students may adversely affect their academic progress; and (5) These students also report having transformative experiences on campus. The following are appended: (1) Research Design; (2) Focus Group Maps; and (3) Additional Resources. [This research represents a collaboration between the Prisoner Reentry Institute, the Graduate Center at the City University of New York (CUNY), and the Public Science Project.].