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Learned in the Classroom, Digested in the Yard
Author(s) -
Gordon John
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
new directions for adult and continuing education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0717
pISSN - 1052-2891
DOI - 10.1002/ace.20353
Subject(s) - yard , social justice , pedagogy , state (computer science) , economic justice , criminal justice , raising (metalworking) , adult education , sociology , movement (music) , process (computing) , criminology , social movement , political science , law , engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , mechanical engineering , philosophy , algorithm , politics , computer science , operating system , aesthetics
This chapter explores ways that incarcerated men and women in New York State prisons made use of both formal and informal educational initiatives to transform themselves and build a cadre of leaders who have played a key role in the movement for criminal justice reform—in the process raising questions about the role adult educators can play in movements for social justice generally.