Vicki L. Reitenauer, Rhiannon M. Cates, Benjamin J. Hall
{"title":"Fostering Change, Transforming Learning","authors":"Vicki L. Reitenauer, Rhiannon M. Cates, Benjamin J. Hall","doi":"10.4018/978-1-7998-3056-6.ch010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3056-6.ch010","url":null,"abstract":"This is a chapter in which a currently incarcerated student/teaching assistant; a university staff member/former student/teaching assistant; and an instructor of women, gender, and sexuality studies collaboratively examine how the curricular approaches and pedagogical strategies utilized in the course “Writing as Activism,” taught inside a correctional facility, embody and enact the liberatory and transformative potential of prison-based teaching and learning. The authors review a selection of individual and collaborative assignments, activities, and writing exercises, as well as the faculty member's philosophy and practice of self-grading as a mechanism to relocate power and foster accountability. This chapter concludes with instructions for activities and accompanying materials used in this course, including the syllabus, for educators to refer to and adapt for their own use in (carceral) spaces of learning.","PeriodicalId":443974,"journal":{"name":"Higher Education Accessibility Behind and Beyond Prison Walls","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133042075","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Activating Activists","authors":"Justin M. Smith, Elizabeth A. Bradshaw","doi":"10.4018/978-1-7998-3056-6.ch009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3056-6.ch009","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this chapter is to demonstrate the pedagogical and practical importance of learning skills around political advocacy and community engagement in prison-based classes. The primary focus of the exercises described here is upon engaging students in exercises that develop their skills in advocating for social policies that affect them directly. Learning objectives include understanding the challenges of community organizing and consensus-building, developing policy proposal- and grant-writing skills, and developing skills around public messaging.","PeriodicalId":443974,"journal":{"name":"Higher Education Accessibility Behind and Beyond Prison Walls","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132180934","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Building a Local Network","authors":"Nancy Lewis, E. Regosin, Rivka Rocchio","doi":"10.4018/978-1-7998-3056-6.ch002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3056-6.ch002","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this chapter is to highlight the ongoing development and work of a local consortium of post-secondary educators, correctional administrators, and community members who aim to bring education programs to local prisons and jails. The authors contend that bringing post-secondary education programs to prison and preparing people who are incarcerated for successful transition to their home communities is a local responsibility as well as a grassroots endeavor. Although such a project necessitates careful attention to local conditions and resources, the authors have identified overarching strategies that can benefit any community thinking about similar projects. This chapter offers readers insight into identification of the need for such a consortium in their community, network-building strategies, and an overview of successes, challenges, and the path forward.","PeriodicalId":443974,"journal":{"name":"Higher Education Accessibility Behind and Beyond Prison Walls","volume":"121 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114111104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}