Ripping Off Some Room for People to "Breathe Together": Peer-to-Peer Education in Prison

An essay is presented which discusses a learning model for education in the penal system involving the Walls to Bridges Collective group of incarcerated and non-incarcerated people and the Grand Valley Institute for Women in Kitchener, Ontario. Topics include peer-to-peer education as a method for p...

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Autor principal: Davis, Simone Weil (Autor)
Otros Autores: Michaels, Bruce
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2015
En: Social justice
Año: 2015, Volumen: 42, Número: 2, Páginas: 146-158
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Verlag)
Verificar disponibilidad: HBZ Gateway
Palabras clave:
Education of prisoners
Postsecondary education
Prison educators
Rehabilitation of criminals
Stochastic learning models
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Sumario:An essay is presented which discusses a learning model for education in the penal system involving the Walls to Bridges Collective group of incarcerated and non-incarcerated people and the Grand Valley Institute for Women in Kitchener, Ontario. Topics include peer-to-peer education as a method for prisoner-run college program, the importance of reciprocal learning between outside allies and faculty and educators inside the prison system, and prison postsecondary programs in the U.S. and Canada.