"Being a Presence to Each Other": Adult Educators Who Foster Empowerment With Incarcerated Women. Issue 4 (November 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Baumgartner, Lisa M.; Sandoval, Carolyn L.
• Is Part Of: Adult education quarterly. Volume 68:Issue 4(2018)
• Page Start: 263
• Page End: 279
• Publication Date: 2018-11
• Subjects: educators -- jail -- gender-responsive programs -- emancipatory learning -- Freire; Adult education -- Periodicals; Continuing education -- Periodicals; Teaching -- Periodicals; 374.005
• DOI: 10.1177/0741713618774412
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0741-7136

Abstract

Our research explored the experiences of educators who teach in a gender-responsive program for women in a jail. We interrogated how educators fostered empowerment in their classes, what their motivations were for teaching in the program, and the tensions that existed for them when using emancipatory teaching practices in jail. Findings indicate that educators used Freirean concepts to foster empowerment, were motivated to share their knowledge, were motivated to counter dehumanization, and recognized their commonalities and privilege. Trust and agency created tensions while using an emancipatory pedagogy at a jail. Findings have implications for educators teaching marginalized populations.