Thesis (MTech(Education))--Cape Technikon, Cape Town, 1999 / Imprisonment is imposed on increasing numbers of women. Women on trial are also spending
time in prisons. It is accepted that crime must be punished but it should and can simultaneously
be transformed so that human potential can develop into learning opportunities.
Personal interest and empathy with imprisoned women served as motivation for this study; the
starting-point being a further conviction that such women have already been punished when
starting to serve their sentence and that imprisonment should from then on focus on rehabilitation.
The question is what learning opportunities are created for women in prisons, and if insufficient
as far as individual needs are concerned, what can be done to facilitate and/or contribute to
rehabilitation and the subsequent re-admittance to society upon discharge.
Two empirical studies were undertaken in order to obtain the data identified in a situation analysis.
A national survey was undertaken in the first place with the aid of the Chief of Training,
Department of Correctional Services, in order to determine the training available. The finding
provided in Chapter Two of this thesis, shows such opportunities to be rare and unstructured.
In comparison with that available to male prisoners, it is indeed quite insufficient and even
ineffective.
In addition to this general national survey, visits were made to Western Cape prisons where ladies
were held. Interviews were conducted with the latter as well as with control officers. Specific
needs were identified, which, together with the first survey, enabled the researcher to make
meaningful recommendations.
Chapter Three of this study was devoted to programme design, a curriculum model was
implemented in order 10 provide structure 10 the above data, and aspects of human reality was
utilised as criterium.
A summary and recommendations for improved learning opportunities for female persons
complete the study. Criteria for the design of training programmes are provided and specific
mention is made of the role of the National Qualification Framework and accreditation of leaming
outcomes in the form of unit standards.
It is hoped that the above will make a difference, not only as far as the rehabilitation of women
in prisons is concerned, but also with regard to the manager(s) of the learning opportunities as
well as the women to enable them to make a positive change to their living environment upon
discharge
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| Date | January 1999 |
| Creators | Basson-Regue, Yvette Charmaine |
| Publisher | Cape Technikon |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/za/ |
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