Escaping the Box: Exploring the Educational Experiences of Formerly Incarcerated Women
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Hill, Andrea Elizabeth
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eng
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Adverse childhood experiences , Girls , Women , Incarceration , School-to-Prison Pipeline , Labelling Theory , General Strain Theory
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Formerly incarcerated women have typically experienced many factors in the home and at school that contribute to involvement with the criminal justice system, including adverse childhood experiences, trauma, harsh disciplinary measures, institutional racism, and systemic barriers, that impact educational attainment and increase criminogenic behaviour. Informed by the crime theories of labelling theory and general strain theory (GST) of gender and crime to expand the lens of criminology theories to education, the purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the educational experiences of formerly incarcerated women. This study utilized in-depth retrospective semi-structured interviews with five formerly incarcerated women to explore and understand their educational experiences. The interviews were analyzed by conducting a constant comparative analysis to identify patterns that emerged from the data set, and the participants reported how their opportunities for educational attainment were impacted. This research provided insight into the lived experiences of formerly incarcerated women, and will help to inform educators, policymakers, researchers, social workers, and all those involved with decision-making processes in education.
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