What Is College For? The Public Purpose of Higher Education

Anthony Cardenales was a stickup artist in the Bronx before spending seventeen years in prison. Today he is a senior man

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What Is College For? The Public Purpose of Higher Education

Table of contents :
Learning to learn: An outcome of college in prison --
Of value to all: The economics of college in prison --
Instilling purpose, curbing violence: The impact of college on life in prison --
Families and neighborhoods: The spillover effects of college in prison --
Democracy and education: The civic imperative for college in prison --
The challenge of college in prison: Insights from history --
What works? Insights from the Bard Prison initiative --
Variety and difference: College in prison across the United States --
Conclusion: College for all.

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