Education in prison : studying through distance learning.

By:

Hughes, Emma (Professor of criminology) [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Farnham : Ashgate Publishing Ltd, 2012Description: 1 online resource (207 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781409409946
1409409945
1317145771
9781317145776

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Education in Prison : Studying Through Distance Learning.DDC classification:

365.6660941

LOC classification:

HV8875

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Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Motivations for Education in Prison; 3 Disincentives for Education in Prison; 4 Experiences of Education: Coping with Prison and Changes in Self-perception; 5 Experiences of Education: The Role of 'Others', Prison-based Challenges and Building a Culture of Learning; 6 Future Course of Action; 7 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Summary: The role of education in prisons, prisoners' decisions regarding education, the impact of prison culture on either encouraging or discouraging such activities, and the potential consequences of education for prisoners' reentry into society all have important implications. This extended analysis of prisoner education represents a unique contribution to an under-researched field, whilst also making important and original connections between research on education in prison and the literature on adult learning in the community.

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The role of education in prisons, prisoners' decisions regarding education, the impact of prison culture on either encouraging or discouraging such activities, and the potential consequences of education for prisoners' reentry into society all have important implications. This extended analysis of prisoner education represents a unique contribution to an under-researched field, whilst also making important and original connections between research on education in prison and the literature on adult learning in the community.