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A major collection of writings about the transforming power of education in British prisons. Edited by two of the leading experts on prison education in the UK - Professor David Wilson of the University of Central England (and a former prison governor), and Dr Anne Reuss of the University of Abertay (who previously taught at HMP Full Sutton) - this book is a collection of essays written by leading prison education practitioners, academics and prisoners. Chapters include new work on how to evaluate the ""success"" of education within prison by Dr Ray Pawson of Leeds University, and by Stephen Duguid of Simon Fraser University in Canada. A serving life sentenced prisoner describes the impact of education on his time inside, and two of the UK's leading prison educationalists at HMP Whitemoor describe their work and it's power to transform. New research from the archives of the Prisoners Education Trust - a long-time supporter of education in prisons - is presented by Emma Hughes a doctoral student at UCE. This book is a major challenge to penal policy-makers to accept the value of education - beyond ""basic skills"", and at a time when regimes have come to be dominated by cognitive thinking skills courses. Weaving anecdote with solid research and evaluation, the book presents a comprehensive account of education inside prisons. At the very heart of it lies the question: ""who is prison(er) education for - prison or prisoner?""

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'Highly authoritative ... a major challenge':Inside Time'This book will be of interest to anyone working in the Prison Service, and to educators in general... Non-academic staff will recognise the conflicts, constraints, and challenges, that teachers and learners face...':Sally Bishens, Prison Service Journal'A diverse, informative survey... of great importance in more ways then can easily be listed':Michael McMullan, Justice of the Peace

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David Wilson is professor of criminology at the Centre for Criminal Justice Policy and Research at the University of Central England in Birmingham. A former prison governor, he is editor of the Howard Journal and a well-known author, broadcaster and presenter for TV and radio, including for the BBC, C4 and Sky Television. He has written three other books for Waterside Press: The Longest Injustice: The Strange Story of Alex Alexandrowicz (with the latter), Images of Incarceration: Representations of Prison in Film and Television Drama (with Sean O'Sullivan) (2004), and Serial Killers: Hunting Britons and Their Victims 1960-2006 (2007).Dr Anne Reuss lectures in the Sociology Department of the University of Abertay in Scotland. Prior to taking up this appointment, she taught degree level sociology to prisoners at HMP Full Sutton, which formed the basis of her doctoral dissertation - now regarded as the benchmark of research in this field.

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