"No One Cared": A Case Study of Incarcerated Women's Educational Experiences Resulting in Their Decision to Drop out of High School

Autor/inn/en	Brock, Katy; Brekken, Danica
Titel	"No One Cared": A Case Study of Incarcerated Women's Educational Experiences Resulting in Their Decision to Drop out of High School
Quelle	In: Journal of Correctional Education, 70 (2019) 2, S.31-48 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0740-2708
Schlagwörter	Females; Institutionalized Persons; Correctional Institutions; Decision Making; Dropouts; High School Students; Student Experience; Parent Influence; Student School Relationship; At Risk Persons; Family Involvement; Substance Abuse; Family Relationship; School Role; Pregnancy; Adolescents; Learning Disabilities; Peer Relationship; Bullying; Urban Areas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Jugendstrafvollzug; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Studienerfahrung; Schüler-Lehrer-Beziehung; Risikogruppe; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Schwangerschaft; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Peer-Beziehungen; Mobbing; Urban area; Stadtregion
Abstract	Educational backgrounds of incarcerated women differ from study to study, proportionate to the rest of the country; incarcerated women possess lower levels of educational attainment when they enter prison. Approximately 56% of women incarcerated in state prison entered without a high school diploma. Prior research on urban prisons indicates cyclical victimization affects school performance and many inmates report poor academic performance as a by-product of their parents' lack of interest in their school achievement. Neglect and severe abuses (physical, emotional, and sexual) undermine motivation and ability to concentrate. This case study reveals the factors 15 women incarcerated in a state-run prison attribute to the abandonment of their high school education. The question leading this case study is: What factors do incarcerated women identify as reasons for dropping out of high school? Two central themes emerged from the interviews. First, the women in the study suffered negative educational experiences due to a lack of parental support. Second, the women in the study suffered school alienation. The findings of the study may contribute to scholarly inquiry of women's pathway to prison, a construct now underrepresented in the literature. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Correctional Education Association. 8182 Lark Brown Road Suite 202, Elkridge, MD 21075. Tel: 443-459-3080; Fax: 443-459-3088; e-mail: ceaoffice@aol.com; Web site: http://www.ceanational.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01