title: Lifelong learning for inmates
creator: Rozeman Abu Hassan, 
subject: LC5800 Distance education
description: Lifelong learning could not only be learnt by the   public but also by inmates in prisons. Open University   Malaysia (OUM) had given the opportunity to inmates in   Sekolah Integriti Kajang (SIK), Kajang Prison to obtain   higher education in their fields of interest. As a university,   OUM emphasized on the concept of Service to Society –   not only to the public but also to inmates in prison. All this   while, a stigma exists; the inmates have no place in the   society and their future is assumed to be bleak.   Nevertheless, the perception is changed after collaboration   between OUM and the Prison Department of Malaysia.   This had given the inmates a learning opportunity in   pursuing their studies from the first degree to the master’s   degree. Being a university that focused on online learning,   OUM had provided a flexible learning system to the   inmates. Hence, they were able to follow the courses in the   programs offered to them. The role played by OUM in   offering the education programs mark significant efforts in   changing the path for inmates to lead productive lives in   society. This had enabled a change in the society’s   perception towards the inmates in leading a better future   after life in prison. The impact of education is especially   evident in prison. Rigorous study gives prisoners the   intellectual leverage they need to revise their views of   themselves and leave prison better equipped to contribute   positively to their families and communities. Studies have   shown that those released prisoners who received an   education had a significantly lower rate of recidivism. (Abstract by author)
date: 2014-02-14
type: Conference or Workshop Item
type: NonPeerReviewed
format: text
identifier: https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/934/1/library-document-934.pdf
identifier:   Rozeman Abu Hassan,   (2014) Lifelong learning for inmates.  In: Widyatama International Seminar (WIS) 2014, 14-15 Feb 2014, Bali, Indonesia.     
relation: https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/934/