Educating the marginalised female offender population in South African correctional centres

The post-colonial/modern education system predicated on modernity and modelled on contemporary education systems, fails to meet the gendered culturally sensitive needs of women incarcerated in South African correctional centres. Regrettably, both colonial and modern education serve to perpetuate het...

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Main Author: Dastile, Nontyatyambo Pearl (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: Acta criminologica
Year: 2017, Volume: 30, Issue: 3, Pages: 166-179
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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