EDUCATION’S LAST CHANCE: AN ANALYSIS AND PROPOSALS FOR REFORMS OF EDUCATION PROGRAMMING IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITIES FOR BOYS

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dc.contributorWilson, Lucas
dc.contributorLass, Andrew
dc.contributorWilliams, Tanya O.
dc.contributorPackard, Becky
dc.contributor.advisorPasquerella, Lynn
dc.contributor.authorWatson, Lucy Jane
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-14T13:56:31Z
dc.date.available2012-05-14T13:56:31Z
dc.date.gradyear2012en_US
dc.date.issued2012-05-14
dc.descriptionAcknowledgments: I would like to thank President Lynn Pasquerella for agreeing to take on this thesis project, even though she is already busy leading a top-ranked women’s college; Lucas Wilson for stepping up to the role of second reader and pushing me to the very last moment; Andrew Lass, Becky Wai-Ling Packard and Tanya Williams for supporting me as committee members and mentors; Woody Clift for showing me that teaching in a juvenile detention facility is work that exists and trusting me to do it as a junior in college; Alan Bloomgarden and Robin Warner for listening to my pleas to make this work a formal fellowship and helping my dream become a reality; Preston Smith for introducing me to many of the theorists to whom I make reference; the faculty and staff at the Department of Youth Services for helping me learn the ropes and supporting my efforts; the dear friends and family members who worked through these ideas with me constantly; and, most importantly, the boys at DYS who inspired this work and taught me as much as, I hope, I was able to teach them.en_US
dc.description.abstractIn this thesis, I evaluate the education programming in a juvenile detention center for boys in Western Massachusetts. Specifically, I illustrate how and why the academic achievement gap is glaring among this student population, consider reforms currently being implemented (particularly on the part of the Collaborative for Educational Services), and propose four ways in which further improvements could be made. My driving argument is that there needs to be more innovation and urgency around this issue. This is the most critical juncture at which to work with these boys to achieve high school graduation and post-secondary education options, ultimately decreasing recidivism. I have been working at this facility for two years, as an assistant teacher, tutor, and mentor, but this thesis is also largely based upon external research.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipOther or Special Majoren_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10166/1006
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.restrictedrestricted
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectachievement gapen_US
dc.subjectjailen_US
dc.subjectschoolen_US
dc.subjectboysen_US
dc.subjectLatinoen_US
dc.subjectBlacken_US
dc.subjectraceen_US
dc.subjectracismen_US
dc.subjectprisonen_US
dc.subjectcorrectionsen_US
dc.subjectWestfielden_US
dc.subjectyouthen_US
dc.subjectMassachusettsen_US
dc.subjectincarcerationen_US
dc.subjectjusticeen_US
dc.subjectdetentionen_US
dc.subjectjuvenileen_US
dc.subjectreformen_US
dc.subjecteducationen_US
dc.titleEDUCATION’S LAST CHANCE: AN ANALYSIS AND PROPOSALS FOR REFORMS OF EDUCATION PROGRAMMING IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITIES FOR BOYSen_US
dc.typeThesis
mhc.degreeUndergraduateen_US
mhc.institutionMount Holyoke College

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