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The Aspirations and Realities of prison education for under-25s in the London area

Rogers, L; Hurry, J; Simonot, M; Wilson, A; (2014) The Aspirations and Realities of prison education for under-25s in the London area. London Review of Education , 12 (2) pp. 184-196. Green open access

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Abstract

The purpose of this study, undertaken in 2012, was to describe provision available for under25s in prisons and to gain insight into the particularities of prison education. Six custodial establishments serving the London area were visited (prisons or Young Offender Institutions) and available statistical data were collected from a larger sample. Main findings were that, whilst many prisons are working hard to offer good provision, prison education is constrained in terms of the options available, and the length and level of courses. Some useful methods for addressing some of these problems were being used in different contexts. However, in conclusion, prisons need to focus more on education, training, and employment if they are to provide viable support for young prisoners as they move back into society. The proportion of education and training options at or above Level 2 should be increased.

Type: Article
Title: The Aspirations and Realities of prison education for under-25s in the London area
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
Publisher version: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/ioep/clre/20...
Language: English
Additional information: © Copyright 2014 Rogers, Hurry, Simonot, and Wilson. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Keywords: prison education, young offenders
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Education, Practice and Society
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Psychology and Human Development
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1476040
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