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What Can Be Taught In College In Prison? Reconciling Institutional Priorities In Clashes Over Incarcerated Students’ Access To Instructional Materials, Magic M. Wade
Journal of Prison Education and Reentry (2014-2023)
This research was inspired by allegations of censorship of college curricula in an Illinois state penitentiary. This example highlights the confusion and controversy that may ensue when disagreements arise over what students in prison-based college programs are permitted to read and learn. Following this, my research considers these relevant questions: First, do many programs and prisons encounter disagreements over certain instructional materials? Next, to what extent are these rooted in clashing institutional values and priorities? And finally, what can be done to quell controversy, reduce confusion, and strengthen relationships between colleges and prisons? To shed light on these questions, I …
Editorial: Critical Reflections On Higher Education In Prison, Helen Nichols Dr, Suzanne Young Dr, Cormac Behan Dr.
Editorial: Critical Reflections On Higher Education In Prison, Helen Nichols Dr, Suzanne Young Dr, Cormac Behan Dr.
Journal of Prison Education and Reentry (2014-2023)
Editorial: Critical Reflections on Higher Education in Prison
Learning Together: Localism, Collaboration And Reflexivity In The Development Of Prison And University Learning Communities, Amy Ludlow, Ruth Armstrong, Lorana Bartels
Learning Together: Localism, Collaboration And Reflexivity In The Development Of Prison And University Learning Communities, Amy Ludlow, Ruth Armstrong, Lorana Bartels
Journal of Prison Education and Reentry (2014-2023)
This paper engages with challenges of localism, collaboration and reflexivity in thinking about the conceptualisation and development of partnership learning communities between higher education and criminal justice institutions. Grounded in experiences of partnership working in the UK and Australia, our arguments are twofold: first, drawing on missions, policy and practice challenges, that there is a case to be made for partnership-working between higher education and criminal justice institutions; and second that, although there is a need to think about collaborative international structures, there is also a need to reflect critically on how different socio-political and cultural realities (both within and …
Vol 6 #1 Special Issue, Preeti Kamat
Vol 6 #1 Special Issue, Preeti Kamat
Journal of Prison Education and Reentry (2014-2023)
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