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Bolshakov S.N., Bolshakova Yu.M., Leskova I.V. [Education in the prison system of the United States: a socio-pedagogical context] World of Science. Series: Sociology, Philology, Cultural Studies, 2020, Vol. 11, No. 4. Available at: https://sfk-mn.ru/PDF/54SCSK420.pdf (in Russian).

Education in the prison system of the United States: a socio-pedagogical context

Bolshakov Sergey Nokolaevitch
Leningrad state university named after A.S. Pushkin, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Institute of art education and cultural studies of the Russian academy of education, Moscow, Russia
E-mail: Snbolshakov@mail.ru
Researcher ID: https://www.researcherid.com/rid/G-1913-2014

Bolshakova Yuliya Mikhailovna
Institute of art education and cultural studies of the Russian academy of education, Moscow, Russia
Leningrad state university named after A.S. Pushkin, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Research institute of political psychology and applied political studies
E-mail: academy.prof.com@gmail.com
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5951-416X
SCOPUS: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.url?authorId=56993943400

Leskova Irina Valerʹevna
Russian state pedagogical university, Moscow, Russia
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6083-6692
РИНЦ: https://elibrary.ru/author_profile.asp?id=510760
Researcher ID: https://www.researcherid.com/rid/AAC-8948-2020
SCOPUS: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.url?authorId=56610215200

Abstract. The article analyzes the experience of conducting a sociological experiment in the organization of training for prisoners in USA prisons. The article examines general issues of the tasks of organizing training as a factor in the educational activities of the prison administration. The article states the relevance of the organization of training in the penitentiary system. The results of the secondary interpretation of the results of sociological research allows us to conclude that the processes of organizing training are highly important for prisoners, both at the level of the school curriculum and vocational training. Most of the respondents, among the prisoners, emphasize the importance of education as part of a correctional program, future social adaptation.

The article analyzes the positive factors of the influence of educational programs on prisoners who have used educational services. Interpreting the results of a study conducted in US prisons shows a high social demand for education. The study demonstrates a growing interest in prisoners’ studies, a desire for a deeper study of academic disciplines. Prisoners demonstrate not only motivation and desire to learn, but also demonstrate a high potential for correcting deviant behavior based on learning outcomes. The results of the study demonstrate a high level of subsequent socialization of prisoners who have completed educational courses.

Keywords: education; penitentiary system; sociology of education; correction

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