ERIC Number: EJ1234031
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Nov
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-1477-9714
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What Does It Take to Motivate Inmates to Participate in Prison Education? An Exploratory Study in a Greek Prison
Panitsides, Eugenia A.; Moussiou, Ekaterini
Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, v25 n2 p157-177 Nov 2019
Why do inmates participate in educational activities? Is it for the main reasons that individuals belonging to general population do, or do the reasons differ significantly? The present study sought to determine the motives that drive adult prisoners to take part in educational programmes offered in prison. The study took part in Korydallos prison, Greece, with a sample of 72 male prisoners. The results, in alignment with previous research, indicated that escapism from the prison environment and doing something useful that may also contribute to sentence reduction are among the primary factors that guide inmates' participation in educational programmes. Yet, 'learning for the sake of learning' was also identified as a strong motivator (second factor). It also appeared that motivation is largely informed by personal and situational factors, based on identifying differences according to offenders' educational and professional background. Our findings bear significant implications for the future design and implementation of prison education programmes. However, there are substantial limitations to the present study, calling for further investigation to avoid linear simplifications.
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Males, Foreign Countries, Correctional Education, Law Enforcement, Learning Motivation, Program Implementation, Recidivism, Adult Education, Outcomes of Education, Intervention, Comparative Analysis, Adult Basic Education, Vocational Education, Technical Education, Participant Characteristics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education; Adult Basic Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Greece
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