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Teaching Sociology in Unconventional Settings: The Irony of Maximum Security Prisons.

Authors :
Thomas, Jim
Source :
Teaching Sociology. Jan 1983 10(2):231-250.
Publication Year :
1983

Abstract

Maximum security prisons typify an extreme example of an unconventional setting that subverts yet stimulates creative teaching strategies. By conceiving of teaching as a form of social praxis, it becomes possible to transform ostensible problems and conflict into pedagogical and practical advantages. Examples are provided. (Author/RM)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0092-055X
Volume :
10
Issue :
2
Database :
ERIC
Journal :
Teaching Sociology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
EJ284625
Document Type :
Journal Articles<br />Opinion Papers