Prison Education in Nigeria

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Author(s): Gbolagade Adekanmbi (Independent Researcher, Botswana)and Ukoha Ezikpe (Federal Prisons, Nigeria)
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 18
Source title: Strategic Learning Ideologies in Prison Education Programs
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Idowu Biao (University of Botswana, Botswana)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2909-5.ch009

Keywords: Adult Learning / Curriculum Development and Instructional Design / Education / Information Science Reference

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This chapter explores prison education in Nigeria and examines its history, programs, methods, and challenges. It makes the point that prison services and education are not alien to the Nigerian and African settings. However, whereas traditional African prison education emphasizes restorative justice and learning, modern prison services tend to amplify punishment. While rehabilitation is one goal of incarceration, an all-inclusive prison education in Nigeria is still at a nascent stage. The chapter suggests ways of improving current practices and consolidating gains through specific interventions and researches.

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