TY - JOUR
T1 - Examining the experiences of formerly incarcerated black men at community colleges
T2 - the role of community cultural wealth
AU - Johnson, Royel M.
AU - Manyweather, Laura
N1 - Funding Information:
The above-mentioned study, which was funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, was instrumental in the launch of the U.S. Department of Education’s launch of the Second Chance Pell pilot program—an experiment to “test whether participation in high quality education programs increases after expanding access to financial aid for incarcerated individuals” (U.S. Department of Education, , p. 1). Sixty-seven colleges and universities and more than 100 federal and state penal facilities partnered to enroll roughly 12,000 incarcerated students in educational and training programs (U.S. Department of Education, ). Through the program, incarcerated students can access federal Pell grant resources to pursue higher education. Castro and Zamani-Gallaher () point out however that “there is currently too little discussion regarding quality and protections against exploitation for incarcerated students” (p. 19). Without protections in place, incarcerated students are placed at risk for sub-par academic experiences and exploitation from predatory institutions who will profit from the removal of Pell bans (Castro & Zamani-Gallaher, ).
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PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - This study directs attention to an oft-overlooked group of students in higher education: formerly incarcerated Black men (FIBM). Specifically, we aim to generate knowledge about how FIBM experience the college-going process to inform policy and practice aimed at broadening their participation and increasing their persistence. Two research questions guide our analysis: (1) How do FIBM understand and conceptualize the importance of college? (2) What factors help facilitate their access to and persistence in college? Employing qualitative research methods, we draw on Yosso's (2005) Community Cultural Wealth perspective as a conceptual frame. Three major findings were identified: “Choosing Community College as a Life-or-Death Decision,” “Education as Liberation,” “Critical Role of Institutional Agents.”.
AB - This study directs attention to an oft-overlooked group of students in higher education: formerly incarcerated Black men (FIBM). Specifically, we aim to generate knowledge about how FIBM experience the college-going process to inform policy and practice aimed at broadening their participation and increasing their persistence. Two research questions guide our analysis: (1) How do FIBM understand and conceptualize the importance of college? (2) What factors help facilitate their access to and persistence in college? Employing qualitative research methods, we draw on Yosso's (2005) Community Cultural Wealth perspective as a conceptual frame. Three major findings were identified: “Choosing Community College as a Life-or-Death Decision,” “Education as Liberation,” “Critical Role of Institutional Agents.”.
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U2 - 10.1080/09518398.2022.2127015
DO - 10.1080/09518398.2022.2127015
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85139387374
SN - 0951-8398
VL - 36
SP - 287
EP - 300
JO - International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education
JF - International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education
IS - 3
ER -