Liberating minds
Subtitle: the case for college in prison
By: Ellen Condliffe Lagemann
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9781620970591
Subjects: Education (Higher); Higher Education; Aims and objectives; Recidivism; Prisoners; Prevention
Other titles: Case for college in prison
Description: "Former dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education and now Distinguished Fellow at the Bard Prison Initiative eloquently tells the stories of many formerly incarcerated college students and the remarkable transformations in their lives. She argues that it is imperative, both for prisoners themselves and for society, that access to higher education be extended to include the incarcerated"--Jacket flap.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-211) and index.
Table of contents: title: Learning to learn : an outcome of college in prison; title: Of value to all : the economics of college in prison; title: Instilling purpose, curbing violence : the impact of college on life in prison; title: Families and neighborhoods : the spillover effects of college in prison; title: Democracy and education : the civic imperative for college in prison; title: The challenge of college in prison : insights from history; title: What works? insights from the Bard Prison initiative; title: Variety and difference : college in prison across the United States; title: Conclusion : college for all.