The Role Distance Learning Has to Play in Offender Education
This article looks into the uses of digital and online tools in distance learning to improve literacy and numeracy of offenders in New Zealand prisons. Looking at the benefits and restrictions of digital education within the prison environment, this article discusses the solutions that Open Polytec...
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oai:doaj.org-article:06b041b9529e4d8f8764db20a93127ab2021-12-04T00:13:50ZThe Role Distance Learning Has to Play in Offender Education2311-1550https://doaj.org/article/06b041b9529e4d8f8764db20a93127ab2013-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://jl4d.org/index.php/ejl4d/article/view/20https://doaj.org/toc/2311-1550This article looks into the uses of digital and online tools in distance learning to improve literacy and numeracy of offenders in New Zealand prisons. Looking at the benefits and restrictions of digital education within the prison environment, this article discusses the solutions that Open Polytechnic, in partnership with the the New Zealand Government, has put in place to give prisoners further opportunity for rehabilitation, and ultimately prepare them for re-entry into society, the workforce or further study.Caroline SeeligCommonwealth of Learningarticledistances learningprisonscorrectionsonlinetabletsadult educationnumeracyliteracynew zealandopen polytechnicoffendersprisonersmaoripasificeducationTheory and practice of educationLB5-3640ENJournal of Learning for Development, Vol 1, Iss 1 (2013) |
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This article looks into the uses of digital and online tools in distance learning to improve literacy and numeracy of offenders in New Zealand prisons. Looking at the benefits and restrictions of digital education within the prison environment, this article discusses the solutions that Open Polytechnic, in partnership with the the New Zealand Government, has put in place to give prisoners further opportunity for rehabilitation, and ultimately prepare them for re-entry into society, the workforce or further study. |
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