Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / The United States of America incarcerates more of its citizens than any other industrialized nation. Moreover, African American males are disproportionately targeted for incarceration in a system reminiscent of the system of slavery abolished after the civil war. As the cycle of recidivism plays itself out in this nation, this research examines the experiences of Black males who have broken the cycle to reestablish themselves within society through educating themselves in our nation's colleges and universities. This work is a phenomenological multiple case study that examines the experiences of five men who were incarcerated for a felony offense and successfully obtained bachelor's degree upon release. This research asks the questions: what motivated the pursuit of a degree, how did they pay for it, what resources were utilized, what challenges were overcome, and what impact this achievement had on their lives? Additionally, this research examines current correctional and educational policies and their impact on the Black community and concludes by making recommendations grounded in the research on how the nation can reduce recidivism rates and better serve African American communities.

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No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Robson Alves dos Santos - 2013.pdf: 1709388 bytes, checksum: 812be5636e5841c4967f5860100967dc (MD5) license_rdf: 23148 bytes, checksum: 9da0b6dfac957114c6a7714714b86306 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-03-12 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / This research aims to study the process of professional education in Geography with professionals trained in the Course of the Federal University of Goiás - Campus Catalão, focusing on elements that deal with the training of graduate and bachelor Geografia. We experience in the period of a society globalized, capitalist, which directly influences the social, economic, political and cultural development of people and that has caused changes in geographical science, in education, teachers and, consequently, the formation of professional geography. Geography is a science of everyday life and has been undergoing a process of advancement and popularization, in order to provide better understandings of reality, which confirms the importance of studies that address the formation of the Geographer, both licensed as bachelor's . We will address questions about the dichotomy and the relationship between degree and bachelor; geography as a science and its institutionalization as a discipline and its influences in the formative process of the licensee and the BA in Geography, the Political-Pedagogical Project, its construction, its importance and structure curriculum in the process of professional training in geography, and the formation of BA in Geography and the labor market. For the survey, were asked to review the literature on the subject and documentary research, which analyzed data from the last three Pedagogical Political Projects, 1992, 2005 and 2009, the School of Geography Campus Catalan and their respective curriculum structures, annual and semiannual. Also, we carried out the analysis of legal devices that guide undergraduate courses in Geography and resolutions internal UFG as the Law of Guidelines and Bases of National Education (Law nº. 9.394, of December 20, 1996), Law nº. 6664 / 1979 - What discipline the Profession of Geography, the National Curriculum (DCNs) and General Regulations of Graduate UFG, December 2002. Finally, in field research, interviews were conducted with professionals trained in the course, with the time frame from 2001 to 2008, and teachers of the course in question. About the data submitted during the survey, they showed that these formed a higher percentage of professionals Geography PPP in 1992, is excluded fewer students, more students are formed in normal time course. It was found, how important is the political-pedagogical project for a course, this being one of the most important elements for a good education. This defines goals, objectives and professional profile that you want to form / A presente pesquisa tem por objetivo estudar o processo de formação do profissional em Geografia com os profissionais formados no Curso da Universidade Federal de Goiás - Campus Catalão, enfocando elementos que tratem da formação do licenciado e do bacharel em Geografia.Vivenciamos o período de uma sociedade globalizada e capitalista, que influencia diretamente na vida social, econômica, política e cultural das pessoas e que tem provocado transformações na ciência geográfica, na educação, nos professores , consequentemente, na formação do profissional de Geografia. A Geografia é uma ciência do cotidiano e vem passando por um processo de avanço e de popularização, no sentido de propiciar melhores compreensões da realidade, o que confirma a importância de estudos que tratem da questão da formação do Geógrafo, tanto do licenciado como do bacharel. Trataremos de questões acerca da dicotomia e da relação entre licenciatura e bacharelado; a Geografia enquanto ciência e sua institucionalização como disciplina e suas influências no processo formativo do licenciado e do bacharel em Geografia; o Projeto Político-Pedagógico, sua construção, sua importância e a estrutura curricular no processo de formação do profissional em Geografia; e a formação do bacharel em Geografia e o mercado de trabalho. Para realização da pesquisa, foram feitas uma revisão de literatura sobre a temática e a pesquisa documental, na qual foram analisados dados dos três últimos Projetos PolíticoPedagógicos, 1992, 2005 e 2009, do Curso de Geografia do Campus Catalão e suas respectivas estruturas curriculares, anual e semestral. Também, realizou-se a análise de dispositivos legais que norteiam os cursos de graduação em Geografia e resoluções internas da UFG como a Lei de Diretrizes e Bases da Educação Nacional (Lei nº 9.394, de 20 de dezembro de 1996); Lei nº 6.664/1979 - Que disciplina a Profissão de Geógrafo; as Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais (DCNs) e Regulamento Geral dos Cursos de Graduação da UFG, de dezembro de 2002. Por último, na pesquisa de campo foram realizadas entrevistas com os profissionais formados no Curso, com o recorte temporal de 2001 a 2008, e com professores do Curso em questão. Sobre os dados apresentados durante a pesquisa, estes mesmos mostraram que se formava um percentual maior de profissionais de Geografia no PPP de 1992, se excluía menos alunos, se formava mais alunos no tempo normal do Curso. Constatou-se, o quão importante é o Projeto Político-Pedagógico de um curso, sendo este um dos elementos mais importantes para uma boa formação. Este define metas, objetivos e o perfil do profissional que se deseja formar