Prison Inmates' Educational Motives: Are They Pushed or Pulled?

Autor/inn/en	Manger, Terje; Eikeland, Ole-Johan; Diseth, Age; Hetland, Hilde; Asbjornsen, Arve
Titel	Prison Inmates' Educational Motives: Are They Pushed or Pulled?
Quelle	In: Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 54 (2010) 6, S.535-547 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-3831
Schlagwörter	Correctional Institutions; Learning Motivation; Institutionalized Persons; Foreign Countries; Social Influences; Knowledge Level; Skill Development; Employment Qualifications; Correctional Education; Educational Attainment; Sociology; Questionnaires; Coping; Social Development; Adult Education; Norway + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Jugendstrafvollzug; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Ausland; Sozialer Einfluss; Wissensbasis; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Fürsorgeerziehung; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Soziologie; Fragebogen; Bewältigung; Soziale Entwicklung; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Norwegen
Abstract	The aim of the present study was to examine inmates' educational motives. The participants were 467 inmates who attended education in Norwegian prisons. Three motive categories were identified: "To prepare for life upon release" (Factor 1), "social reasons and reasons unique to the prison context" (Factor 2), and "to acquire knowledge and skills" (Factor 3). Factor 1 explained more of the variance than the sum of the other factors, and educational level was not related to scores on this first factor. Inmates with long sentences were more likely than those with short sentences to start an education in prison to prepare for life upon release. Inmates with low education scored significantly higher on Factor 2 than those with high education, but significantly lower on Factor 3 than the latter group. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10