"Summer 2015" Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
College civic engagement and education behind bars: Connecting community colleges, creating change / Mary Rachel Gould, Gillian Harkins, Kyes Stevens. College inside: a case study of the design and implementation of a successful prison college program / Betsy Simpkins -- Community colleges and Spanish language instruction: Peer pedagogy in prison / Jenifer D. Drew, JoseĢ Duval, James R. Cyr -- The challenges and rewards of teaching Spanish in a community college prison program / Erick Nava Palomino, Lee Ragsdale -- A call for cultural democracy / Daniel E. Graves -- The transformative power of Sankofa: Teaching African history inside San Quentin State Prison / Nathaniel B. D. moore -- Developing a prison education pedagogy / Tony Gaskew -- Teaching academic writing in a maximum security women's prison / Jane Maher -- Prison fine arts and community college programs: A partnership to advance inmates' life skills / Larry Brewster -- College civic engagement and education behind bars: Connecting community colleges, creating change / Mary Rachel Gould, Gillian Harkins, Kyes Stevens.
Summary:
"This sourcebook ... introduces the basic concept of college in prison, describes programs that exist across the country today, and considers the challenges and opportunities facing community college educators who are interested in the growing movement to reintroduce postsecondary education to America's prisons" -- Page 4 of cover.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.