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Eide, Helene Marie K.; Westrheim, Kariane Therese – Journal of Prison Education and Reentry, 2023
Despite the fact that prison officers are close to the incarcerated persons in everyday life in prison, and therefore will have great impact and influence on the incarcerated persons' understanding of and motivation for education and training in prison, we still know little about prison officers understanding of their professional role regarding…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Correctional Institutions, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Education
Kajawo, Samson Chaima; Johnson, Lineo Rose – Journal of Prison Education and Reentry, 2023
Young people are often incarcerated in penitentiaries worldwide. Incarceration is not expected to hinder their access to quality education. This article, guided by Marxist theory, examines the practicality of educational rights at five young prisoners' facilities in Malawi. The study used a descriptive phenomenological qualitative research design…
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Education, Access to Education
Wade, Magic M. – Journal of Prison Education and Reentry, 2021
This research was inspired by allegations of censorship of college curricula in an Illinois state penitentiary. This example highlights the confusion and controversy that may ensue when disagreements arise over what students in prison-based college programs are permitted to read and learn. Following this, my research considers these relevant…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Higher Education, Access to Education, Instructional Materials
Earle, Rod; Mehigan, James; Pike, Anne; Weinbren, Daniel – Journal of Prison Education and Reentry, 2020
In 2019, The Open University (henceforth, The OU), based in Milton Keynes in the UK, celebrated its 50th anniversary. Since 1971 it has pioneered the delivery of Higher Education in prisons and other secure settings. Some 50 years on, in 2021 there is much to celebrate and still more to learn. In this article we briefly review the establishment of…
Descriptors: Open Universities, Correctional Education, Institutionalized Persons, Foreign Countries
Brosens, Dorien; Croux, Flore; Claes, Bart; Vandevelde, Stijn; De Donder, Liesbeth – Journal of Prison Education and Reentry, 2020
This mixed-method study first provides insight into the Belgian prison population -- particularly foreign national prisoners -- based on an analysis of the penal database SIDIS Suite (N = 10,356). Second, qualitative telephone interviews have been conducted with the activity coordinators of all Flemish and Brussels prisons (N = 17) to investigate…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Access to Education, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions
Turner, Emily; Broad, Rose; Miles, Caroline; Maruna, Shadd – Journal of Prison Education and Reentry, 2019
Drawing on self-report data from a Learning Criminology Inside initiative bringing together BA Criminology students from the University of Manchester with prison-based students from a category C resettlement prison, this article will consider the process of studying desistance "together" in this collaborative setting. It will discuss the…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Student Behavior
Gosling, Helena; Burke, Lol – Journal of Prison Education and Reentry, 2019
It is widely accepted that individuals with criminal convictions experience multiple disadvantage and deprivation, and, as a result, are considered least likely to progress to higher education (Unlock, 2018). The risk-adverse nature of higher education application processes further compound such disadvantage, even though there is no evidence to…
Descriptors: Criminals, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Access to Education
Brosens, Dorien; De Donder, Liesbeth; Dury, Sarah; Verté, Dominique – Journal of Prison Education and Reentry, 2015
This study investigates the barriers to prisoners' participation in vocational orientation programmes, as well as the predictors of different types of barriers. Survey data derived from a project in a remand prison in Belgium (N = 468) provided the empirical evidence for the analyses. The results indicate that facing situational and informational…
Descriptors: Barriers, Participation, Vocational Education, Predictor Variables