From Open University in prison to convict criminology upon release: mind the gap

2019 ◽  
pp. 139-150
Author(s):  
Michael Irwin
Keyword(s):  
Personal Experience ◽  
Open University ◽  
Prison Sentence ◽  
Convict Criminology ◽  
Research Studies

A long prison sentence leads Michael Irwin to a revelation that his experiences of studying criminology with The Open University and discovering classic prison research studies might offer him a new path. Convict criminology combines personal experience of imprisonment with conventional ‘book learning’ about prison. Irwin tells of his struggle to combine the two and contribute to the emerging work of British Convict Criminology.

Borderline Personality Disorder, Language, and Stigma

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 114-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Kling
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Working Relationship ◽  
Client Behavior ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Research Studies

As many research studies show, a large portion of clinicians in the mental field hold pejorative attitudes toward those with borderline personality disorder. Oftentimes, these attitudes become manifest through the use of stigmatizing language to describe client behavior, such as “manipulative” and “attention seeking.” In this article, combining personal experience with research, I explore how stigmatizing language and attitudes affect the relationship between client and clinician and how such language impacts recovery. I offer for consideration solutions that might be more conducive to recovery and lead to a better working relationship between client and clinician.

Vignette 6 Message to a prisoner

2019 ◽  
pp. 151-152
Author(s):  
Gordon McDonald
Keyword(s):  
Open University ◽  
Prison Sentence ◽  
The Past

Oh, there you are. I was wondering when you would turn to this page. The fact that you have read this far would suggest that you are, at the very least, interested in doing something constructive with your time while in prison. To be honest, and how many of us have been in the past, this is the sole reason that I looked at the possibilities of studying with The Open University (OU) back in 2014. I left school with a few qualifications, worked in various jobs, then everything went wrong and I found myself looking at a lengthy prison sentence. But enough of that!...

What the OU did for me

2019 ◽  
pp. 213-224
Author(s):  
Erwin James
Keyword(s):  
Open University ◽  
Prison Sentence ◽  
Wide Reading ◽  
Prison Setting ◽  
Premature Closure ◽  
The Uk

Anyone familiar with prisons in the UK will have heard of Erwin James. No one writes about imprisonment as he does. Now an accomplished author and journalist, he provides an account of the role education in his life; first its premature closure through neglectful teachers and abusive family circumstances, then a surprise reopening and rediscovery of latent talent in a prison setting. The Open University, books, wide reading, some supportive teachers and a long prison sentence provide Erwin with hope for another life, a life outside. This moving and beautifully written chapter is proof of its realisation.

From despair to hope

2019 ◽  
pp. 111-122
Author(s):  
Margaret Gough
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Open University ◽  
Prison Sentence ◽  
University Studies

Margaret Gough never expected to go to university and was shocked to find herself serving a long prison sentence. In this chapter she provides a vivid account of how one led to the other as she rediscovered her talent for learning in prison. Her Open University studies opened more doors than she expected, and though her account of harrowing times moves toward hopeful conclusions, she remains circumspect that the stains of imprisonment can be removed while prejudice against those who have been in prison goes unchallenged.

scholarly journals Theater in education at Ho Chi Minh City Open University in Vietnam: students’ awareness of benefits and challenges in English and American literature classes

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-47
Author(s):  
Le Quang Truc
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
American Literature ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Ho Chi Minh City ◽  
Open University ◽  
Foreign Literature ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Research Studies

This study examined whether the students participating in the drama program “THEATER IN EDUCATION: English and American Literature Classes’ Performances, 2017” at Ho Chi Minh City Open University in Vietnam perceived the benefits and challenges of the Theater in Education method as demonstrated in previous research in the field of foreign language learning. The data needed was collected by means of a questionnaire that consisted of seven questions. Similarities and differences between the findings of the study and what had been reported in previous research studies were then discussed. Hopefully, this study is informative for those interested in the adoption of the Theater in Education method in foreign literature classes at the faculty of foreign languages of a university.

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