Building Bridges: Experiential and Integrative Learning in a Canadian Women’s Prison
- 19 October 2016
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Journal of Teaching in Social Work
- Vol. 36 (5), 503-518
- https://doi.org/10.1080/08841233.2016.1242523
Abstract
This article reports on a study of student experiences of a Walls to Bridges (W2B) class taught by Faculty of Social Work instructors in a Canadian women’s prison. The Walls to Bridges (W2B) program is based on the U. S. Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program and brings students from the university together with students from the prison to study for a semester long course in correctional settings. The article reports on how the program pedagogy of experiential learning and Talking Circle processes impacted student’s awareness of privilege, marginalization and stereotypes, commitment to social change and action.This publication has 11 references indexed in Scilit:
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