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Race, education, and reintegrating formerly incarcerated citizens : counterstories and counterspaces / edited by John R. Chaney, Joni Schwartz. - 1 online resource (xxi, 190 pages) - Critical perspectives on race, crime, and justice . - Critical perspectives on race, crime, and justice. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword; Acknowledgments; Editors' Introduction; Part I: Context, Critical Race Theory, and Education's Role in Reentry; 1 Schooling for Prison, Incarceration for Poverty; 2 Education Outside of the Box; 3 Do I Want to Be a 30 Percenter or 70 Percenter?; 4 No Dismantling with the Master's Tools; 5 Writing Into Being and Post Incarceration; Part II: Counterstories; 6 On the Other Side; 7 Mentoring; 8 Short-Term to Long-Term Incarceration and Educational Reengagement; 9 A New Normal; 10 Epiphany of a Prodigal Son; Part III: Counterspaces; 11 Returning to School after Incarceration. 12 Infinite Space and Common Ground13 A College Initiative Success Story; 14 High School Equivalency as Counterspace; 15 Creating Counterspaces in College; Index; About the Contributors.

This book combines scholarly research with real-life testimonials to explore the nexus of Critical Race Theory and education. It offers a serious and responsible analysis of how racial practices in America impact the effectiveness of education as a reentry tool to reverse recidivism and mass incarceration.

ISBN: 9781498540919 (electronic book) 1498540910 (electronic book) (hardcover alkaline paper) 1498540902 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) 9781498540902 9781498540926 alkaline paper) (pbk. ; 1498540929 alkaline paper) (pbk. ;

Source: 9781498540919 Ingram Content Group

LCCN: 2017021003

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB764303 bnb GBB792615 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 018289652 Uk 018367054 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Prisoners--Education--United States.
Ex-convicts--Education--United States.
Criminals--Rehabilitation--United States.
Prisoners--Deinstitutionalization--United States.
Education and crime--United States.
Prisonniers--Éducation--États-Unis.
Ex-détenus--Éducation--États-Unis.
Réhabilitation--États-Unis.
Éducation et criminalité--États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Criminology.
Criminals--Rehabilitation.
Education and crime.
Ex-convicts--Education.
Prisoners--Deinstitutionalization.
Prisoners--Education.
Strafentlassener
Resozialisierung
Rassendiskriminierung

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.
USA.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HV8883.3.U5 / R33 2017

Dewey Class. No.: 364.80973