GOVT 3242

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GOVT 3242
Reflecting on the Intersections of Education and Prison Systems

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2022-2023.

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.

When Offered Spring.

Forbidden Overlaps Forbidden Overlap: due to an overlap in content, students will only receive credit for one course in the following group: AMST 3142, EDUC 3142, EDUC 3143, GOVT 3142, GOVT 3242.

Outcomes
  • Compare education policy and correctional policy to the real world of education during and after prison.
  • Analyze their prison classroom experience in the context of the broader criminal justice system.
  • Articulate different philosophies of education/pedagogy as well as different philosophies of prison/corrections.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one field studies. Combined with: EDUC 3142, GOVT 3242

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7584 GOVT 3242   LEC 001

    • T Warren Hall 113
    • Jan 23 - May 9, 2023

    • Scott, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

  •  7801 GOVT 3242   FLD 801

    • TBA
    • Jan 23 - May 9, 2023

    • Scott, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: EDUC 3142, GOVT 3242

  • 2 Credits Graded

  •  7800 GOVT 3242   LEC 002

    • T Warren Hall 113
    • Jan 23 - May 9, 2023

    • Scott, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)