Bringing College Education Into Prisons -- Contents -- Editor's Notes -- References -- 1 Localizing Prison Higher Education -- Adapting European to U.S. Penal Practice -- The Idea in Practice -- The Administrative Key -- A Historic Moment -- References -- 2 College Inside: A Case Study of the Design and Implementation of a Successful Prison College Program -- Justifying Community College Involvement in Prison Education -- Is College Inside Effective? -- Designing College Inside -- Choosing and Retaining Students -- Curriculum: Choosing a Degree Path -- Funding: Paying for College Inside -- Working With the DOC -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 Community Colleges and Spanish Language Instruction: Peer Pedagogy in Prison -- The Selection and Training of Incarcerated Teaching Assistants -- Peer Language Instruction in Prison: Challenges -- Peer Language Instruction in Prison: Solutions -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 The Challenges and Rewards of Teaching Spanish in a Community College Prison Program -- Introduction, by Lee Ragsdale -- Differences in Teaching Language on the Outside Versus in Prison -- Reflections of the Instructor on the Program -- Reflections of a Teaching Assistant on the Program, by Erick Nava Palomino -- Concluding Remarks From Both Instructor and Teaching Assistant -- Reference -- 5 A Call for Cultural Democracy -- To Tell or Not to Tell -- Booker T. Is Kicking W.E.B.'s Butt -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- 6 The Transformative Power of Sankofa: Teaching African History Inside San Quentin State Prison -- The Setting -- The Course -- Challenges and Best Practices -- Using Liberation Pedagogy in Prison -- Commitment and Creativity -- Sustainability -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- 7 Developing a Prison Education Pedagogy -- Who Will Be the Gatekeepers of Postsecondary Prison Programming -- The Pedagogical Racial Gap.

The Humiliation to Humility Perspective (HHP) -- References -- 8 Teaching Academic Writing in a Maximum Security Women's Prison -- References -- 9 Prison Fine Arts and Community College Programs: A Partnership to Advance Inmates' Life Skills -- The Intersection of Prison Arts and Academic Programs -- Prison Arts Programs -- Community College and Prison Arts Programs: A Natural Partnership -- Recruiting New and Motivated Students -- Proposed Program of Study -- Shared Administrative Responsibilities -- Mentoring -- Potential for Increased Funding -- Summing Up -- References -- 10 College Civic Engagement and Education Behind Bars: Connecting Communities, Creating Change -- The Paradox of Higher Education in Prison -- Building Effective Partnerships -- Conclusion: Turning the Corner on Prison Higher Education -- Notes -- References -- Index -- Other Titles -- Order Form -- EULA.