Overview

Renewal of higher-education programs in US prisons creates a need for science education. This is the first book to address STEM education in prisons in the United States. It calls on activist science teachers to develop innovative ways to teach in challenging carceral settings. Over the last fifty years, science education and prison education have moved in different directions, one expanding and the other contracting. This book brings these educational endeavors into cooperative engagement. Democratic citizenship opens opportunities for all people, irrespective of civil status, to study science. The book presents student narratives and case studies emphasizing the achievements of STEM education behind prison walls. STEM education equity can help address the deep social inequities that mass incarceration creates and magnifies. Contributors are: Cassandra Barrett, Andrew Bell, George Bogner, Adrian Borealis, Drew Bush, Kelli Bush, Sandy Chang, Kelle Dhein, Amalia Handler, Steven Hart, Steven Henderson, Tiffany Hensley-McBain, Paul Kazelis, Joe Lockard, Edward Mei, Tsafrir Mor, Rob Scott, Laura Taylor, Joslyn Rose Trivett and Emily Webb.

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Author:   Joe Lockard ,  Tsafrir Mor
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   25/10
Weight:   0.515kg
ISBN:  

9789004688629

ISBN 10:   9004688625
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   28 March 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables Notes on Contributors Introduction: Science Education in Prisons  Joe Lockard and Tsafrir Mor 1 From Subject to Student: Science, Science Education, and Citizenship in US Prisons  Joe Lockard PART 1: Currently and Formerly Incarcerated Voices for Science 2 First-Person Experiences of Science in Prison: Writings from the Sustainability in Prisons Project  Joslyn Rose Trivett 3 Waiting for Take-Off: Obstacles to Pursuing a Post-Incarceration STEM Career  George Bogner 4 Eliminating Stigma by Creating STEM Accessibility  Paul Kazelis 5 Challenges to STEM Education in Prison: An Inside Perspective  Steven W. Henderson PART 2: Biology Inside 6 Environmental Constraints and Development of Solutions: The Evolution of a Prison Biology Education Program  Steven G. Hart, Emily A. Webb, Kelle Dhein, Amalia M. Handler, Cassandra M. Barrett and Tsafrir S. Mor 7 Teaching Incarcerated Students Quantitative Reasoning through a Gateway Environmental Science Course  Drew Bush and Andrew Bell PART 3: STEM Education: An Inside/Outside Continuum 8 Strategies for Effective Laboratory Design in Medium-Maximum Security Penitentiaries  Laura Taylor, Adrian Borealis and Tiffany Hensley-McBain 9 Re-entry to STEM: Hurdles and Opportunities  Sandy Chang 10 Effects of Higher Education in Prison on STEM Educators  Robert Scott and Edward Mei PART 4: Call for Science Education in Prisons Call for Science Education in Prisons  Joe Lockard and Tsafrir Mor Index

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Joe Lockard, Ph.D. (2000), University of California-Berkeley, is Associate Professor of English at Arizona State University. He taught poetry workshops for years in prisons and has published extensively on prison literature. Tsafrir Mor, Ph.D. (1997), Hebrew University, is Professor at Arizona State University's School of Life Sciences and Biodesign Institute. He founded the ASU Prison Biology Program and teaches students on campus and incarcerated students in prison.

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