Rutgers at 50: NJ-STEP and Transformational Education in Prison and Beyond

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract/Description

This panel is focused on in-prison higher education programs and the transition to college campuses following incarceration experiences. Panelists include the current executive director of the NJ-STEP program at Rutgers University and two researchers who are studying how best to deliver high-quality in-prison education programs and the experiences of formerly incarcerated students as they transition to on-campus settings. Topics of the panel include both research findings and a discussion of the practical challenges of in-prison higher education and reentry programs.

Sub Unit

• Area XII. Diversity and Inclusion

Individual Presentations

• NJ-STEP: The New Jersey Scholarship and Transformative Education in Prisons - Christopher Agans, Rutgers University - Newark

• Understanding In-Prison Education Programs Through the Experiences of Instructors - Ashley M. Appleby, Endicott College

• Network, Social, and Educational Change Among NJ-STEP Students - Anthony Landers, Rutgers University - New Brunswick; Sara Wakefield, Rutgers University; Christopher Agans, Rutgers University - Newark

Discussant

• Sara Wakefield, Rutgers University