Changing Lives - Working With Literature in an Alternative Sentencing Program

True story of a dozen men on probation in Massachusetts who meet to read Malcolm X, Tolstoy, and Chekov. It becomes a life changing experience.

Sommario

Part 1 Getting Started; Chapter 1 Masks; Chapter 2 Who Are These People?; Chapter 3 A Typical Class; Part 2 In the Shadow of School; Chapter 4 Encouraging Failure; Chapter 5 Sentenced to School; Chapter 6 Let That Be a Lesson to You!; Part 3 Old Lessons; Chapter 7 Street Smarts; Chapter 8 The Moral of the Story; Part 4 Responding to Crisis; Chapter 9 Standing Up for Yourself; Chapter 10 Crisis and Self-Discovery; Part 5 Making a New Start; Chapter 11 Hitting Rock Bottom; Chapter 12 Neville; Part 6 What We Learned; Chapter 13 Graduation Day; epi Epilogue;

Info autore

Taylor Stoehr

Riassunto

True story of a dozen men on probation in Massachusetts who meet to read Malcolm X, Tolstoy, and Chekov. It becomes a life changing experience.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Taylor Stoehr, Stoehr Taylor
• Editore: Routledge Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.01.2013
• EAN: 9781594518645
• ISBN: 978-1-59451-864-5
• Pagine: 240
• Serie: Series in Critical Narrative
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Diritto penale, diritto processuale penale, criminologia; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, Penology and punishment, Penology & punishment