CREATIVE FATHERHOOD BEHIND BARS: THE READ TO YOUR CHILD PROGRAM

Revista Temas em Educação

卷:29

Esther Prins¹  Tabitha Stickel²  Anna Kaiper-Marquez³ 

[1] Lifelong Learning and Adult Education Program at Penn State;

[2] Pennsylvania State University;

[3] Goodling Institute for Research in Family Litracy;

关键词: correctionaleducation;    family literacy;    incarcerated fathers;    incarcerated parents;   

DOI  :  10.22478/ufpb.2359-7003.2020v29n2.53969

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Morethanone-halfofincarceratedpeopleinthe USA are parents of minor children. Family literacy andread-aloud programs not only provide these parentswithways to connect and communicate with their children, but also encourage children’s learning and literacy development through creative means. Researchonsuch programs, however, is scarce. This article presents an analysis of one such family literacy program operating in a rural Pennsylvaniaprison. Usingqualitative data, the authors describe the Read to Your Child/Grandchild (RYCG) program and the experiences of the 11 fathers whoparticipatedin the program in fall 2018. The article examines how theprogrambridgesgapsbetweenfathersand children in communication, physical presence, and literacy development; the unique benefits the program’s components afford its participants; and the fathers’ acts of creativity and creation while in a restricted carceral setting.

【 授权许可】

Unknown