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MONTEIRO, Angélica Maria Reis; MOREIRA, José António  e  LEITE, Carlinda. The eLearning in prison: possibilities and limits to digital inclusion and social justice. Rev. Diálogo Educ. [online]. 2016, vol.16, n.47, pp.77-101. ISSN 1981-416X.  https://doi.org/10.7213/dialogo.educ.16.047.DS04.

The world is experiencing an accelerated transformation process caused by the expansion of world capitalism and technological progress, typical of globalisation. These transformations have led to a "new society" based on information and knowledge, which will inevitably generate new educational inequalities that are more evident in less favoured and socially excluded groups, as in the case of prisoners. This fact justifies that, in a prison context, in addition to ensuring the right to education, attention must be paid to the quality of education as regards the development of key skills for participating in a digital and networked society. This article addresses the training process in a Portuguese prison using eLearning, with a special focus on the drivers of digital inclusion, aiming for social justice. The paper also presents the advantages and limitations of this type of learning based on the understanding of female prison students. Data were collected through a questionnaire and a focus group, and were analysed through the content analysis technique. The main results include, in terms of social justice, more opportunities to access and participate in digital environments, conducive to inclusion. As for the advantages of training, the participants mentioned the increased self-esteem and the development of learning skills. On the other hand, the main obstacles identified were demotivation and the difficulty in balancing training with their daily routines.

Palavras-chave : Prison Education; eLearning; Digital Inclusion; Social Justice.

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