Over the years, the European Union has strengthened measures that address the need to find answers to the challenges posed by the information society, which in turn underscores the importance of a focus on innovation of adult education, especially for those in conditions of social exclusion. The aim of this paper is to analyse the reality of Higher Education in Distance Learning and e-Learning in a prison context. The results from interviews, interpreted in a context of a non-positivist paradigm, show that students are rather motivated because they foresee a more attractive future if they have an academic diploma. Despite this, however, their expectations are not very high, because they acknowledge that their rehabilitation will be difficult due to the stigma of being an ex-prisoner. The results show, also, that the education process has many weaknesses and limitations mostly due to the lack of facilities, educational and technological resources, and support from teachers. (DIPF/Orig.)

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葡萄牙监狱中的成人高等教育

多年来，欧洲联盟已加强措施，以解决需要寻找信息社会所带来挑战的答案，这反过来又强调了重视成人教育创新的重要性，特别是对于那些处于社会排斥状态的成年人。本文的目的是分析监狱环境中远程学习和电子学习中高等教育的现实。访谈的结果是在非实证主义范式的背景下进行解释的，结果表明，学生具有很大的动力，因为如果他们拥有学历，他们会预见更有吸引力的未来。尽管如此，他们的期望不是很高，因为他们承认由于成为前囚犯的污名，他们的康复将很困难。结果还显示 教育过程存在许多弱点和局限性，这主要是由于缺乏设施，教育和技术资源以及老师的支持。（DIPF /原件）