NCJ Number
245882
Journal
Prison Journal Volume: 93 Issue: 2 Dated: June 2013 Pages: 211-233
Date Published
June 2013
Length
23 pages
Annotation
Self-efficacy in academic settings is an established correlate of educational accomplishments with relevance beyond the classroom.
Abstract
Self-efficacy in academic settings is an established correlate of educational accomplishments with relevance beyond the classroom. It is a socially created propensity to view oneself as capable of responding to a range of life contingencies. We measure shifts in self-efficacy within prison-based courses that are modeled after the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program. Courses include college students outside and people who are incarcerated inside learning together in a prison classroom. Inside students report lower levels of self-efficacy at Time 1 and an increase in self-efficacy by Time 2. Outside student levels of self-efficacy remain the same across time. Abstract published by arrangement with Sage.