Roundtable: Stepping Inside--College Students’ and Their Instructors' Experiences with the Inside-Out Model

Session Submission Type: Roundtable Session

Abstract

This roundtable discussion privileges college students’ perspectives on the rewards and challenges of participating in an Inside-Out course, where, for a semester, incarcerated "inside" and campus-based "outside" students come together in a classroom behind the walls of a jail or prison. Students will discuss key topics of: Adjusting to the Inside-Out Model; Unexpected Emotional Reactions; Victims, Victimization and Restorative Justice; Bringing “Academic/Book Learning” to Life; Collaborative Learning and the Group Project; and Critical Considerations of Privilege and Power. Inside-Out instructors will also offer their insights on collaborating with students in this unique pedagogical model.

Sub Unit

• Area XIII: Roundtable Sessions

Chairs

• Judith Ryder, St. John's University

• Tanja C. Link, Kennesaw State University

Discussants

• Kyle Asher, St. John's University

• Daniel Chen, Tulane University

• Cydni Joubert, St. John's University

• Amy Marron, St. John's University

• Venezah St. Louis, St. John's University

• Crystal Garcia, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

• Joanna Robles, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

• Elizabeth A. Mansley, Mount Aloysius College

• Austin Toth, Mount Aloysius College

• Kristenne M. Robison, Westminster College

• Coty Gander, Westminster College

• Maija Belmar, Westminster College

• Brittany Mavrich, Westminster College

• Hayley Thewes, Westminster College

• Sarah Tylko, St. John's University

• Christina Matcham, St. John's University