Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies

Prison Education

Join us for an online information session on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. (MST). The session will run for approximately one hour.

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If you can't access Google Forms, you can email pluadmin@ualberta.ca to register.

The next intake for this program is for Fall 2025 (September). The application portal is open from November 1, 2024 to April 30, 2025. See How to Apply for details.

Questions? Contact us at gcesinfo@ualberta.ca. 

The primary focus of the Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies for Prison Educators is on teaching and learning in the specific context of carceral environments, including prisons, remand centres, correctional institutions, young offender centres and more. Through the program, students will explore the intricacies inherent in teaching in carceral environments, trace historical and current trends in prison education/programs, and develop strategies to maintain reflective practice. The program engages educators in interdisciplinary study of carceral environments, adult education and pedagogy, as well as course and program design.

Notes:

Program Goals

The following program goals are specific to Prison Education:

  • Critically evaluate research and theories of rehabilitation, learning, and change, and their connection to classroom teaching, and program and course design
  • Investigate and reflect on the challenges and opportunities of teaching in prison, including successful and emerging teaching strategies in carceral environments
  • Collaborate with other professionals to create a network of prison educators to enable mutual support
  • Build capacity to better support students in carceral environments to achieve their learning goals
  • Describe, reflect, and comment on current scholarly and practice discussions in prison education grounded in research-based and collective experiences.


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