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Title: Critical Andragogy and 'Momentary Emancipation' in a Prison-University Educational Partnership
Language: English
Authors: Alana Barton, Michael Cawley, Helen Elfleet (ORCID 0000-0002-4973-6006)
Source: Journal of Adult and Continuing Education. 2026 32(1):205-225.
Availability: SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 21
Publication Date: 2026
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Andragogy, School Community Relationship, Partnerships in Education, Correctional Institutions, Institutionalized Persons, Criminology, College Students, Males, Affordances, Barriers, Correctional Education, Program Effectiveness, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes
Geographic Terms: United Kingdom (England)
DOI: 10.1177/14779714251346397
ISSN: 1477-9714
1479-7194
Abstract: This article examines the application of a critical andragogical approach to the teaching of a Learning Together prison-university partnership course. The partnership was based in the North-West of England and involved final year (Level 6) Criminology students from The University of the Northwest studying and learning alongside prison learners from a Category D men's prison, HMP Westborough. Using in-depth interviews with former prison learners on the course, the article unpacks the benefits and challenges of critical andragogy in a prison setting. Whilst critically addressing the notion that critical andragogy can have long-term 'transformative' or 'rehabilitative' effects for incarcerated learners, this article focuses on the more immediate context of the learning environment, presenting a core finding that it can be a space for, albeit temporarily, 'momentary emancipation'.
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