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Gifts from the dark : learning from the incarceration experience / Joni Schwartz and John R. Chaney.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schwartz, Joni, author.
- Chaney, John R., 1951- author.
- Series:
- Critical perspectives on race, crime, and justice
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Prisoners--Education--United States.
- Prisoners.
- Prisoners--Education.
- Ex-convicts.
- Education and crime.
- United States.
- Criminals--Rehabilitation--United States.
- Criminals.
- Criminals--Rehabilitation.
- Education and crime--United States.
- Ex-convicts--United States.
- Imprisonment--United States.
- Imprisonment.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 195 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2021]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Adult Transformative Learning and the Prison Experience
- Prison Writing: A Literary Tradition
- Incarceration: The Disorienting Dilemma toward Transformation
- Transformation: A Brave Act
- Understanding the Role of Race and Gender
- Learning that Transforms the Self
- Sitting with Yourself: Cells of Silence and Solitude
- The Organic Intellectual
- Higher & Continuing Education: Attracting the Best Students
- Exercising Body and Mind: Habits and Flow
- Emotional Intelligence and the Prison Experience
- Learning in Relation to Others
- The Black Family and the Incarceration Experience
- The Prison Experience and Technology
- Non-Verbal Communication
- Learning that Transforms the World
- Giving Back
- Criminal Justice Reform: Everyone's Responsibility
- Index
- About the Authors
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 25, 2021).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Schwartz, Joni, Gift from the dark
- ISBN:
- 9781498591713
- 149859171X
- Publisher Number:
- 40030549212
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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