Year: 2019
Type: dissertation
Abstract: As a secondary-level educator with experiences in formal educational including mainstream, alternative, and programs in male correctional facilities, my learners seem to thrive because they feel cared-for. Ironically, I was never quite sure about what it means to be a caring educator. Through this narrative inquiry, I explore my experience teaching within two maximum security jails, in a metropolitan area of Canada. I explore and reflect on my pedagogical strategies and interactions to argue that caring teaching cannot fully interrupt/counteract the violence imposed by carceral systems but are capable of impacting individuals positively. This study, grounded in the narrative of teaching inside, considers how the procedures/expectations of jails work for and against caring pedagogies. I consider how it feels to teach within, how these learners identify me as a caring educator, and whether the teacher can sustain a caring pedagogy in a criminal justice system that enacts enduring harm.
Source: TSpace (University of Toronto)
Author: Dargine Rajeswaran
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3095598322