The Bloomsbury Handbook of Prison Education - (Bloomsbury Handbooks) by Erin S Corbett (Hardcover)

About the Book

"Written by activists and scholars based in Australia, Kenya, Pakistan, New Zealand, South Africa, Uganda and the USA, The Bloomsbury Handbook of Prison Education offers the first global state-of-the-field overview of research into educational practices and programs in prisons. It covers the history of the field and puts forward future directions for research. The range of topics covered include discussions of how gender, race, sexuality, indigeneity, age and faith impact incarceration rates around the world; educational leadership; STEM education; creative writing programs; distance learning; abolition; education after prison and education for correctional staff. The book includes a Foreword by Donald Sawyer, III, Vice President of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging at Fairfield University, USA."--Publisher's website.

Book Synopsis

Finalist: PROSE Awards 2025 - Education Theory and Practice

Written by activists and scholars based in Australia, Kenya, Pakistan, New Zealand, South Africa, Uganda and the USA, The Bloomsbury Handbook of Prison Education offers the first global state-of-the-field overview of research into educational practices and programs in prisons. It covers the history of the field and puts forward future directions for research.

The range of topics covered include discussions of how gender, race, sexuality, indigeneity, age and faith impact incarceration rates around the world; educational leadership; STEM education; creative writing programs; distance learning; abolition; education after prison and education for correctional staff. The book includes a Foreword by Donald Sawyer, III, Vice President of Diversity, Inclusion, and
Belonging at Fairfield University, USA.

Review Quotes

"This inspiring collection offers timely pedagogical, ethical, and practical considerations to not only expand access to education inside, but also to transform universities and realize education's liberatory potential." --Cesraéa Rumpf, Associate Director, Gender & Women's Studies, University of Illinois Chicago, USA

"With essays from historians, policymakers, educators, researchers, and lawyers, this volume offers a comprehensive examination of an important and under-examined topic: education for incarcerated people. Drawing from the voices and perspectives of formerly incarcerated people, those who are providing education to incarcerated people, and other data and research, the volume sheds useful light on the benefits of education for justice-impacted people, the characteristics of available education, and approaches for improving this education. Together, the essays provide useful insights for policy, practice, and future research." --Laura W. Perna, GSE Centennial Presidential Professor of Education and Founding Executive Director of the Alliance For Higher Education and Democracy (Ahead), University Of Pennsylvania, USA

About the Author

Erin S. Corbett is Founder and CEO of Second Chance Alliance and is the Director of the Quinnipiac University Prison Project. She holds an EdD in Higher Education Management from the University of Pennsylvania, USA.