Teaching Media Studies in Maximum Security Prisons.

Autor/in	Corcoran, Farrel
Titel	Teaching Media Studies in Maximum Security Prisons.
Quelle	(1984), (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; Stellungnahme; Adult Education; Classroom Communication; Classroom Environment; Correctional Education; Correctional Institutions; Discipline; Prisoners; Speech Communication; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Response; Teacher Role; Teacher Student Relationship; Teaching Conditions + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Klassengespräch; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Fürsorgeerziehung; Jugendstrafvollzug; Disziplin; Prisoner; Gefangener; Lehrerverhalten; Lehrerkommentar; Lehrerrolle; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Lehrbedingungen; Unterrichtsbedingungen
Abstract	Some of the difficulties involved in teaching inside maximum security prisons, and ways a media studies teacher met these challenges, are described in this paper. The first section of the paper deals with the prison security system and the stresses it can cause for both teacher and student, while the second section discusses the influence of the public and public opinion on prison educational programs. The third secion offers suggestions on how to adjust classroom practice to take account of the range of nonverbal communication behaviors that are an essential part of prison culture, and the fourth explores the need for a flexible course structure that can be adapted to meet the expectations of class members. The fifth section looks at the heightened level of political awareness found in the prison student population and suggests that in this unconventional setting media studies have the potential to become a powerful learning tool. The concluding section observes that the atmosphere in maximum security institutions is not conducive to learning and cautions prospective prison teachers against expecting too much from their students. (RBW)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01