STEM education in US prisons / edited by Joe Lockard and Tsafrir Mor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lockard, Joe, 1953- editor.

Mor, Tsafrir, editor.

E.J. Brill (Firm)

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Series:

Cultural and historical perspectives on science education. Distinguished contributors ; v. 10.

Cultural and historical perspectives on science education. Distinguished contributors ; volume 10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prisoners--Education (Higher)--United States.

Prisoners.

Science--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.

Science.

Recidivism--United States--Prevention.

Recidivism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 216 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).

Other Title:

Science technology engineering and mathematics education in United States prisons

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2024]

Contents:

Introduction : science education in prisons / Joe Lockard and Tsafrir Mor

From subject to student : science, science education, and citizenship in US prisons / Joe Lockard

First-person experiences of science in prison : writings from the Sustainability in Prisons Project / Joslyn Rose Trivett

Waiting for take-Off : obstacles to pursuing a post-incarceration STEM career / George Bogner

Eliminating stigma by creating STEM accessibility / Paul Kazelis

Challenges to STEM education in prison : an inside perspective / Steven W. Henderson

Environmental constraints and development of solutions : the evolution of a prison biology education program / Steven G. Hart, Emily A. Webb, Kelle Dhein, Amalia M. Handler, Cassandra M. Barrett and Tsafrir S. Mor

Teaching incarcerated students quantitative reasoning through a gateway environmental science course / Drew Bush and Andrew Bell

Strategies for effective laboratory design in medium-maximum security penitentiaries / Laura Taylor, Adrian Borealis and Tiffany Hensley-McBain

Re-entry to STEM : hurdles and opportunities / Sandy Chang

Effects of higher education in prison on STEM educators / Robert Scott and Edward Mei

Call for science education in prisons / Joe Lockard and Tsafrir Mor.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Leiden, Netherlands Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 17, 2024).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: STEM education in US prisons

ISBN:

9789004688643

9004688641

Publisher Number:

40032301391

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.