Archaeology as Alternative Prison Education
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| Title: | Archaeology as Alternative Prison Education |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Jayne Price, Caroline Pudney |
| Source: | Journal of Prison Education Research. 2025 9(1). |
| Availability: | Journal of Prison Education Research. Jonas Liesvei 91, N5009 Bergen, Norway. e-mail: jper.connect@gmail.com; Web site: https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/joper/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 21 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Adult Education |
| Descriptors: | Archaeology, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Institutionalized Persons, Workshops, Social Capital, Adult Education, Males, Foreign Countries, Interdisciplinary Approach, Technology Uses in Education |
| Geographic Terms: | United Kingdom (Wales) |
| ISSN: | 2831-9931 |
| Abstract: | This paper presents the educational focused outcomes of a set of workshops entitled 'Introduction to Archaeology' that were delivered within a prison. The workshops were delivered as part of a project that seeks to explore the pro-social benefits and social capital (i.e. social and structural aspects that support positive identity formation) that could be developed through engagement with archaeology, specifically for those within the criminal justice system. The workshops offered a bespoke, alternative, educational offering within an adult male prison in Wales. It was designed and delivered by an archaeologist who has an established background in the field, especially in relation to community engagement and education. The social experiences of prison participants were recorded via multi-modal methods and analysed by a criminology researcher. The inter-disciplinary project did not specifically seek to consider how archaeology can offer an innovative, alternative prison education. However, the potential of the inclusive learning that it offered through exploration of artefacts, activity and discussion in small group environments, has been revealed. The paper outlines the potential of such an approach and sets out the benefits within wider literature on prison education, public archaeology and archaeology education. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1492772 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This paper presents the educational focused outcomes of a set of workshops entitled 'Introduction to Archaeology' that were delivered within a prison. The workshops were delivered as part of a project that seeks to explore the pro-social benefits and social capital (i.e. social and structural aspects that support positive identity formation) that could be developed through engagement with archaeology, specifically for those within the criminal justice system. The workshops offered a bespoke, alternative, educational offering within an adult male prison in Wales. It was designed and delivered by an archaeologist who has an established background in the field, especially in relation to community engagement and education. The social experiences of prison participants were recorded via multi-modal methods and analysed by a criminology researcher. The inter-disciplinary project did not specifically seek to consider how archaeology can offer an innovative, alternative prison education. However, the potential of the inclusive learning that it offered through exploration of artefacts, activity and discussion in small group environments, has been revealed. The paper outlines the potential of such an approach and sets out the benefits within wider literature on prison education, public archaeology and archaeology education. |
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| ISSN: | 2831-9931 |
