STEM education in US prisons

"Renewal of higher-education programs in US prisons creates a need for science education. This is the first book to address STEM education in prisons in the United States. It calls on activist science teachers to develop innovative ways to teach in challenging carceral settings. Over the last f...

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Bibliographic Details
Contributors: Lockard, Joe (Editor) ; Mor, Tsafrir (Editor)
Format: Electronic/Print Book
Language:English
Published: Leiden Boston Brill [2024]
In: Cultural and historical perspectives on science education (volume 10)
Year: 2024
Online Access: Presumably Free Access
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Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 21 A 3681
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Keywords:
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Prisoners > Education (Higher) > United States
Recidivism > United States > Prevention
Science > Study and teaching (Higher) > United States
Related Items:Erscheint auch als: 1884799477
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Summary:"Renewal of higher-education programs in US prisons creates a need for science education. This is the first book to address STEM education in prisons in the United States. It calls on activist science teachers to develop innovative ways to teach in challenging carceral settings. Over the last fifty years, science education and prison education have moved in different directions, one expanding and the other contracting. This book brings these educational endeavors into cooperative engagement. Democratic citizenship opens opportunities for all people, irrespective of civil status, to study science. The book presents student narratives and case studies emphasizing the achievements of STEM education behind prison walls. STEM education equity can help address the deep social inequities that mass incarceration creates and magnifies. Contributors are: Cassandra Barrett, Andrew Bell, George Bogner, Adrian Borealis, Drew Bush, Kelli Bush, Sandy Chang, Kelle Dhein, Amalia Handler, Steven Hart, Steven Henderson, Tiffany Hensley-McBain, Paul Kazelis, Joe Lockard, Edward Mei, Tsafrir Mor, Rob Scott, Laura Taylor, Joslyn Rose Trivett and Emily Webb"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:xv, 216 Seiten Illustrationen, Diagramme
ISBN:9789004688636
9789004688629
DOI:10.1163/9789004688643