The Incarcerated Student in Alabama: An Exploratory Study of Student Engagement at a Technical College

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dc.contributorBray, Nathaniel
dc.contributorWright, Vivian
dc.contributorBohlig, E.
dc.contributorCastro, Erin
dc.contributor.advisorLaanan, Frankie S.
dc.contributor.authorWeldon, Lee Williams
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-13T20:33:41Z
dc.date.available2022-04-13T20:33:41Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
dc.description.abstractThe incarceration rate in the United States is slowly declining after decades of record growth. The result of this decline is a growing number of formerly incarcerated individuals reentering society. It is known that by participating in education while incarcerated, individuals are 28% less likely to recidivate following release (Bozick, Steele, Davis, & Turner, 2018). Alabama’s recidivism rate in 2015 was 29.3%, with approximately 3,149 out of 10,715 released individuals returning to prison (Alabama Department of Corrections, 2018). Most often the measurement of successful educational programing is based on outcomes of recidivism rates and job placement without regard to the benefits of student engagement and the success that comes from the academic environment. While much is known about student engagement in community colleges and four-year institutions, little is known about the implications of engagement for incarcerated students in a technical college setting. This exploratory quantitative study sought to explore incarcerated student engagement in career and technical education (CTE) by utilizing a new survey instrument, the Incarcerated Student Engagement Questionnaire (ISEQ), to systematically collect data in the areas of program engagement, academic engagement, and student aspirations. The results indicated that students enrolled in CTE classes through the technical college exhibited high levels of engagement. Factors of engagement were predictive of overall student satisfaction. Additionally, engagement factors were predictive of students’ perception of courses inspiring them to think in new ways.en_US
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dc.identifier.otherhttp://purl.lib.ua.edu/176867
dc.identifier.otheru0015_0000001_0003661
dc.identifier.otherWeldon_alatus_0004D_14252
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/8366
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Alabama Libraries
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dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Electronic Theses and Dissertations
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Libraries Digital Collections
dc.rightsAll rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated.en_US
dc.subjectcareer and technical education
dc.subjecthigher education in prison
dc.subjectincarcerated student engagement
dc.subjectincarcerated students
dc.subjectpostsecondary education
dc.subjectprison education
dc.titleThe Incarcerated Student in Alabama: An Exploratory Study of Student Engagement at a Technical Collegeen_US
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etdms.degree.departmentUniversity of Alabama. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
etdms.degree.disciplineHigher Education Administration
etdms.degree.grantorThe University of Alabama
etdms.degree.leveldoctoral
etdms.degree.nameEd.D.
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