| Title: |
Striving to Thrive: Black and Indigenous Women Reflect on Higher Education in Oregon's Only Women's Prison |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Deborah Arthur; Tanuia Davis; Kiesha Johnson; Rinita Lowe; Lanelle Rowe; Sasha Womack |
| Source: |
Journal Committed to Social Change on Race and Ethnicity. 2022 8(1):20-35. |
| Availability: |
National Conference on Race and Ethnicity. 3200 Marshall Avenue, Suite 290, Norman, OK 73072. e-mail: JCSCORE.research@gmail.com; Web site: https://journals.shareok.org/jcscore |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
16 |
| Publication Date: |
2022 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: |
Higher Education; Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: |
African Americans; American Indians; Females; Institutionalized Persons; Correctional Institutions; Coping; Barriers; Higher Education; Access to Education; Correctional Education; Racism; Student Attitudes; Art Expression; Poetry |
| Geographic Terms: |
Oregon |
| ISSN: |
2642-2387 |
| Abstract: |
This collaborative and creative paper explores and documents the realities of Black and Indigenous transgender and cisgender women at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Oregon in their pursuit of higher education. Through poetry, essays, personal narratives, and art, this paper reveals how Black and Indigenous students experience and navigate the structural and systemic barriers they face in engaging with higher education opportunities while in prison, and reflects on strategies for dismantling those barriers. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2024 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1449595 |
| Database: |
ERIC |