Education's prisoners
Subtitle: schooling, the political economy, and the prison industrial complex
By: Ken McGrew.
Series: Counterpoints, studies in the postmodern theory of education -- v. 325.; Counterpoints (New York, N.Y.) -- v. 325.
Publisher: Peter Lang
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9781433101755
Subjects: Prisoners -- Education; Criminals -- Rehabilitation
Description: Education's Prisoners sheds light on the complicated relationship among the educational system, the political economy, and the prison industrial system in the United States. Working within the tradition of critical theory, this critical ethnography posits a more than accidental connection among these phenomena, and engages in a debate with existing literature within critical theory related to structure and agency. The life stories of the participants and their perspectives on their social circumstances provide a tool for deepening and questioning our understandings of these matters. In addition to its substantive findings, this book allows us to see in human terms how structures and forces in society contribute to the outcomes of school failure and incarceration that are usually measured in percentages and correlations. It suggests ways of improving classroom experiences and improving the life chances of young people.--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-197) and index.
Table of contents: title: By way of introduction; title: Historical context of the research; title: Pedagogy at the center; title: Perspectives on the economy and hopes for the future; title: Corruption and racism in the legal system; title: Race, class and gender; title: Conclusion.