Przerwana historia ojcostwa : jak uwięzieni mężczyźni postrzegają swoje ojcostwo?

Abstract

This paper is concerned with the experience of imprisoned fathers, their perception of fathering, and relationships with their children. It is an exploratory research work performed with participation of 35 men sentenced to prison. The objective of this research was to deepen the understanding of fathering among the imprisoned fathers. The following research questions were posed: „What does it mean to be a father?”, „Does imprisonment mean an interruption in being a father?” „How the imprisoned men understand their role as fathers?” The obtained results enabled a better understanding of the specificity of being an imprisoned father and have helped in the construction of a questionnaire to measure father’s engagement of imprisoned men. Finally, based on an analysis of the results an educational programmme for imprisoned fathers has been worked out.