Human relations in prisons and its implications for Youth and Adult Education

Abstract

One of the greatest losses that people in deprivation of liberty suffer is the restrictions in human relationships. What implications does the way in which human relations are organized in prison for the execution of Basic Education education have? Are collaborative relationships possible between teachers and students in Basic Education offered in prisons? Through the study of empirical research, we found that students value teachers, but that they come to the classroom with a great need for human relationships with people outside the prison environment. Teachers are divided between offering conversations that can meet this need and, at the same time, teaching the proposed content. Based on the Historical-Cultural Theory, we consider that teachers can improve collaborative relationships with students in deprivation of liberty, by encouraging self-worth, developing a cognitive interest in the study, internal availability to treat the student as a dignified human being, offering you sincere, affectionate and firm relationships.