Bringing college education into prisons

Localizing prison higher education Doran Larson -- College inside : a case study of the design and implementation of a successful prison college program Betsy Simpkins -- Community colleges and Spanish language instruction : peer pedagogy in prison Jenifer D. Drew, José Duval, James R. Cyr -- The ch...

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Contributors: Scott, Robert (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: San Francisco Jossey-Bass 2015
In: New directions for community colleges (170)
Year: 2015
Online Access: Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag)
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Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 9 E 2679
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Keywords:
Prisoners > Education (Higher) > United States
Education, Higher > Aims and objectives > United States
Community colleges > United States
Recidivism > Prevention
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USA > Strafgefangener > Höheres Bildungswesen
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Summary:Localizing prison higher education Doran Larson -- College inside : a case study of the design and implementation of a successful prison college program Betsy Simpkins -- Community colleges and Spanish language instruction : peer pedagogy in prison Jenifer D. Drew, José Duval, James R. Cyr -- The challenges and rewards of teaching Spanish in a community college prison program Erick Nava Palomino, Lee Ragsdale -- A call for cultural democracy Daniel E. Graves -- The transformative power of Sankofa : teaching African history inside San Quentin State Prison Nathaniel B. D. moore -- Developing a prison education pedagogy Tony Gaskew -- Teaching academic writing in a maximum security women's prison Jane Maher -- Prison fine arts and community college programs : a partnership to advance inmates' life skills Larry Brewster -- College civic engagement and education behind bars : connecting community colleges, creating change Mary Rachel Gould, Gillian Harkins, Kyes Stevens
"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"--Page 4 of cover
Item Description:"Summer 2015. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:113 S., Ill., Kt., 23 cm
ISBN:9781119107156
1119107156