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Teaching Academic Writing in a Maximum Security Women's Prison
Author(s) -
Maher Jane
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
new directions for community colleges
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0733
pISSN - 0194-3081
DOI - 10.1002/cc.20146
Subject(s) - prison , maximum security , psychology , pedagogy , sociology , mathematics education , criminology , political science
In this chapter, the author describes her experience teaching in a women's prison in New York, the challenges that arose with teaching autobiography, and the distinct situation of women behind bars.