EDUC 3142 - Reflecting on the Intersections of Education and Prison Systems

(crosslisted) GDEV 3142, GOVT 3242
(CA-AG) (CU-CEL)

Spring. 2 or 4 credits, variable. Letter grades only.

Permission of instructor required.

R. Scott.

The “school-to-prison track” refers to policies and practices that facilitate the transfer of students out of the school system and into the prison system (including juvenile detention, county jail, immigration detention centers, or adult prison). This course takes a critical analytical look at the intersections of the prisons and schooling, emphasizing pedagogy, history and policy.

Outcome 1: Compare education policy and correctional policy to the real world of education during and after prison.

Outcome 2: Analyze their prison classroom experience in the context of the broader criminal justice system.

Outcome 3: Articulate different philosophies of education/pedagogy as well as different philosophies of prison/corrections.