Research
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Beyond Pell Restoration
Leveraging the Power of Pell in Prison: Equity Challenges in Scaling the Second Chance Pell Experimental Sites Initiative
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Power of Pell
The Landscape of Postsecondary Education in U.S. Prisons, 2019
November 20, 2019
Title: The Landscape of Postsecondary Education in U.S. Prisons, 2019.
Description: The landscape of postsecondary education in U.S. Prisons, 2019. Research Brief. Salt Lake City, UT: Research Collaborative on Higher Education in Prison, University of Utah. Castro, E. L., Padilla, E. A., & Royer, C. E. (2019, Nov.)
The Research Collaborative on Higher Education in Prison
September 20, 2019
The Research Collaborative on Higher Education in Prison is part of the University of Utah Prison Education Project, a multi pronged approach to expand the field of quality higher education in prison. We work in collaboration with programs across the country to transform the landscape of higher education in prison through empirical research and collaboration […]
What is the economic, employment and social impact of a Bachelors degree?
July 11, 2019
INCREASED EMPLOYMENT RATE It is easier for college graduates to find and hold jobs. The unemployment rate for college graduates was half the unemployment level of those with only high school diplomas. The 2012 unemployment rate for four-year college graduates ages 25-34 was 7.1% below that for high school graduates. Within their jobs, college graduates […]
Why we should be critical of critical pedagogy in prison classrooms: A conversation between an incarcerated student and non-incarcerated teacher.
July 11, 2019
Why we should be critical of critical pedagogy in prison classrooms: A conversation between an incarcerated student and non-incarcerated teacher. Castro, E. L. & Brawn, M*. (2017). Harvard Educational Review, 87(1), 99-121
Thoughts on racism, the language of reduced recidivism, and college-in-prison: Toward an anti-racist praxis.
July 11, 2019
Thoughts on racism, the language of reduced recidivism, and college-in-prison: Toward an anti-racist praxis. Castro, E. L. (2018). Critical Education, 9(17), 1-14.
What is higher education in prison? Introduction to Radical Departures: Ruminations on the Purposes of Higher Education in Prison.
July 11, 2019
What is higher education in prison? Introduction to Radical Departures: Ruminations on the Purposes of Higher Education in Prison. Castro, E. L. & Gould, M. R. (2018). Special volume for Critical Education, 9(10), 1-16.
The landscape of postsecondary education in U.S. Prisons. Research Brief.
July 11, 2019
The landscape of postsecondary education in U.S. Prisons. Research Brief. Salt Lake City, UT: Research Lab on Higher Education in Prison, University of Utah. Castro, E. L., Hunter, R., Hardison, T., Johnson-Ojeda, V., & Suzuki, H. (2018, June).
The landscape of postsecondary education in prison and the influence of Second Chance Pell: An analysis of transferability, credit-bearing status, and accreditation.
July 11, 2019
The landscape of postsecondary education in prison and the influence of Second Chance Pell: An analysis of transferability, credit-bearing status, and accreditation. Castro, E. L., Hunter, R.*, Hardison, T.*, & Johnson-Ojeda, V.* (2018). The Prison Journal, 98(4), 405-426.