Event
Webinar: Prison education in Latin America
shows that with 267 out of 100,000 citizens incarcerated, the Latin America and Caribbean region witnesses the second highest imprisonment rates worldwide, with figures constantly on the rise. A large percentage of them, like so many inmates around the world, are deprived of their right to education due to myriad factors, including prison overcrowding and a lack of funds and trained staff, contrary to international standards.
During this webinar, experts from the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina), Playa Ancha University of Educational Sciences (Chile) and the Complutense University of Madrid (Spain) will shed light on different aspects of prison education in Latin America with a focus on Argentina, Chile, and Brazil.
Registration
Languages
English, French, Spanish
Date and Time
Wednesday, 22 February 2023, 10:00–11:30 (EST)
Programme
Welcome and opening address
UNESCO Chair in Applied Research for Education in Prison
Moderator
Juan Pablo Parchuc, Associate Professor at the University of Buenos Aires and teacher for the UBAXXII programme of higher studies in federal penitentiaries
Presentations
Juan Pablo Parchuc
Sergio Grossi, Marie Curie Research Fellow at the Complutense University of Madrid
Violeta Rosa Acuña Collado, Programme Director, Adult Education and Training, Playa Ancha University
Background
Promoting quality prison education is at the core of UIL’s work in the context of building inclusive learning systems. The Institute provides a platform to encourage professional exchanges on prison education between policy-makers, researchers and practitioners across the world. Based on its research products, UIL works directly with individual countries to improve the quality and provision of learning opportunities for all in prisons.
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