A growing national focus on prison reform has led to a resurgence of interest in carceral education. However, and although college education prison is different from college education in the community, relatively little scholarship has explored why or how these variations exist, what they mean, or how they have changed over time. The present paper aims to help fill this gap, exploring the significance of this context for adult learning. I ask: how does the context of a prison shape classroom dynamics and student learning? In answering the question, I employ qualitative and ethnographic methods that focus on giving voice to the perspective of the student-inmates themselves. I find that the isolated and oppressive characteristics of the prison can, paradoxically, offer unique opportunities for learning and scholarly achievement among incarcerated students. The paper’s findings invite reflection about the types of educational strategies often employed in prisons, and provide baseline data on some important social dynamics within prison classrooms.

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“活得更多”：监狱教室里的大学教育

全国对监狱改革的关注日益增强，导致人们对监狱教育的兴趣重新出现。但是，尽管大学教育监狱与社区中的大学教育有所不同，但相对较少的奖学金研究了这些差异的原因或存在方式，含义以及随着时间的变化。本文旨在帮助填补这一空白，探索这种环境对成人学习的重要性。我问：监狱的环境如何影响教室的动态和学生的学习？在回答问题时，我采用定性和人种学方法，着重于向学生囚犯自己的视角发声。我发现，监狱的孤立性和压迫性可以自相矛盾，为被监禁的学生提供独特的学习和学术成就的机会。本文的发现促使人们对监狱中经常采用的教育策略类型进行反思，并提供有关监狱教室内一些重要社会动态的基线数据。