Former students reported positive changes in self-perception and self-confidence after participating in prison higher education¶
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q2 i? Former students described shifts from feeling something was wrong with them to feeling capable and qualified, and described empowerment and perseverance gained through coursework. → Jillian Baranger 2018
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Jillian Baranger 2018¶
Jillian Baranger, Danielle Rousseau, Mary Ellen Mastrorilli, James Matesanz. (2018). Doing Time Wisely: The Social and Personal Benefits of Higher Education in Prison. The Prison Journal. https://doi.org/10.1177/0032885518776380
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Student interview in the pilot qualitative study. Sarah reflected on how her self-perception changed before and after participating in higher education in prison, saying she now feels "capable and I am qualified".
"“I always thought, well something must be wrong with me, you know? …today I know that … I am capable and I am qualified of doing anything that I put my mind to.”"
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Related Claims¶
- Participants reported improved communication skills and faculty modeling of positive interpersonal interaction — related
- All surveyed former students strongly agreed that prison college participation positively affected their lives, behavior in prison, and post-release lives — related
- Learners' task-specific self-efficacy beliefs predict whether they initiate, persist through, and recover from difficulty on academic tasks. — related
- One adult educator's first-person reflection reports that facilitated class discussions left her feeling empowered as an individual contributor — related
- Prison higher education alone was reported as insufficient for post-release employment, with criminal-record and reentry barriers persisting — related
- Formerly incarcerated women students reported improved disciplinary behavior while participating in a prison college program — related
- Gameplay changed students' perceptions of themselves as learners and their learning practice — related
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Former students reported positive changes in self-perception and self-confidence after participating in prison higher education |
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Former students reported positive changes in self-perception and self-confidence after participating in prison higher education |
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