1. Providing College Education to Incarcerated Women: Challenges and Accomplishments.
- Author
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Mendlinger, Sheryl and Cadigan, Robert
- Subjects
EDUCATION of women prisoners ,MATHEMATICS education ,MOTIVATION (Psychology) - Abstract
Boston University Prison Education Program increased its capacity to enroll prisoner-students without prior college experience in the 2006-2007 academic year. These students are completing a four course sequence of two English courses, a mathematics course and a critical thinking course. This paper examines the challenges and accomplishments faced by teachers and students during the first year program. Data are drawn from interviews with teachers and student program evaluations. A number of themes are seen in these accounts. These include 'missing piece' problems, questions of motivation, study skill development and time prioritization, adjustment to the college classroom environment, and the challenge and satisfaction of developing more abstract ways of thinking about and relating to the world. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2007