Walls to Bridges
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21572002 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shoshana Pollack (0000-0002-8816-1321, Wilfrid Laurier University), Christine Mayor (0000-0003-2121-5898) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 133-136 |
| Publication date | 2022-02-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Prisoners on Prisons (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0838-164X • E-ISSN: 0838-164X |
| Publisher | University of Ottawa Library (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.18192/jpp.v30i1.6230 |
| OpenAlex | W4405631259 |
| Language | EN |
Walls to Bridges (W2B) is a university-based program that brings incarcerated and campus-enrolled students to study together in correctional settings for semester-long classes.The concept of 'walls to bridges' refl ects the eff orts to build connections between those who are incarcerated and those who are not, to develop partnerships between the commonly separated systems of post-secondary education and correctional institutions, and to provide routes to education for those who have experienced barriers to access.Central to the work of W2B is the honouring of multiple forms of knowing, including experiential knowledge as a site from which political and scholarly exploration can emerge.The values guiding W2B are
Political science · Public Spaces through Art · Urban Planning and Governance · Water Governance and Infrastructure
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |