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Paving Paths Toward Transformation with Incarcerated Women
Type of Presentation
Shared
Session Abstract
How does transformation occur in a highly regulated and multiply guarded jail context? In this session, I will share my findings from a study on educational program for incarcerated women.
Target Audience
Adult educators interested in community education programs, particularly those that target women learners; educators, graduate students, and program developers who have an interest in social justice issues, correctional education, and transformative learning.
Learning Outcomes
Participants will be able to: 1) Identify multiple perspectives of transformative learning; 2) Describe common experiences of women who are incarcerated; 3) Discuss the varying types, degrees, and pathways toward personal transformation experienced by incarcerated women who participated in an educational program while in jail; and 4) Discuss implications for further research and practice in educational programming for incarcerated women.
Session Description
Historically, the prison system was designed to manage male prisoners and the criminal justice system has failed to keep pace with the increasing numbers of women who are incarcerated, as well as to provide resources and programs that address the needs of women inmates. Given the historical focus on male offenders in criminology there are limited offerings of gender-responsive programming for women inmates and this lack of appropriate intervention may negatively impact women’s recovery, which oftentimes leads to recidivism. The findings from this study on a holistic, gender-sensitive program that aims to educate and empower incarcerated women suggest that through intrapersonal and interpersonal engagement opportunities facilitated by supportive and caring adult educators, transformation can be cultivated.
Efforts are made to try to schedule sessions on the day preferred by the Primary Presenter, though this cannot be guaranteed. Please check your preference.
No preference
Primary Presenter
Carolyn L Sandoval, PhD, Texas A&M University
Work Title
Instructional Consultant