creators_name: Rozeman Abu Hassan, 
type: conference_item
datestamp: 2014-03-21 08:26:44
lastmod: 2021-02-24 04:47:39
metadata_visibility: show
corp_creators: Open University Malaysia
title: Lifelong learning for inmates
ispublished: pub
subjects: LC5800
full_text_status: public
pres_type: paper
keywords: Lifelong learning, inmates, online learning, 
stigma and perception.
abstract: 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
date_type: completed
pagerange: 94-101
event_title: Widyatama International Seminar (WIS) 2014
event_location: Bali, Indonesia
event_dates: 14-15 Feb 2014
event_type: conference
refereed: FALSE
citation:   Rozeman Abu Hassan,   (2014) Lifelong learning for inmates.  In: Widyatama International Seminar (WIS) 2014, 14-15 Feb 2014, Bali, Indonesia.     
document_url: https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/934/1/library-document-934.pdf