The impact of the secure custodial setting on re-engaging incarcerated children with education and learning – A case study in the UK

Adeela ahmed Shafi

International Journal of Educational Development, 2020, vol. 76, issue C

Abstract: As many as 90 % of incarcerated children and young people enter the secure setting disengaged from education. The nature of the secure custodial setting compounds the complex and challenging needs of the children, though efforts to understand this are limited. This paper reports on an ethnographic case study in one secure children’s home in England. Findings show that children can be re-engaged with education, relatively easily within a short space of time, given the right conditions. However, the secure setting was a defining feature, shaping the extent of this engagement. The implications of these findings are discussed and recommendation made.

Keywords: Incarcerated youth; Education and incarceration; Engagement and education; Education in custody (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2020.102190

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