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Adult education principles guide the analysis of offenders’ viewpoints through an interpretive, qualitative approach using individual interviews, observations, and focus group meetings selected via purposive and snowball sampling. 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It also evaluates whether offenders are consulted when planning rehabilitation programs. Adult education principles were used as a lens to understand offenders’perceptions of rehabilitation programs. Using an interpretive paradigm and qualitative approach, individual interviews, observations and focus group meetings were held with offenders and other participants who were chosen through purposive and snowball sampling. Qualitative data analysis was used to generate the themes from the data. The findings revealed that rehabilitation programs are ineffective and imposed on offenders. Furthermore the data revealed that offenders see themselves as hard-labour while participating in rehabilitation programs. This has an implication for offenders’ rehabilitation andreintegration into their societies as transformed citizens.  \nKeywords: rehabilitation programs, adult offenders, reintegration, ownership, participation, motivation  \n218 Nomazulu Ngozwana  \nIntroduction  \nPrisons all over the world have been going through improvements and transformations, placing rehabilitation and reintegration of offenders at the centre of correctional facilities (Laufersweiler-Dwyer and McAnelly, 1999). Although rehabilitation programs are offered in most African correctional facilities, there is a shortage of offices and staff, lack of motivation and proper training regarding the rehabilitation andreintegration roles to implement for offenders (Bruyns, 2007; Dissel, 2008; Mokoteli, 2005). Research studies on education in general and rehabilitation programs in particular for the inmates in Lesotho are limited, if not lacking, and there seems no apparent policy on offenders’rehabilitation programs (Tsepa, 2014; Setoi, 2012; Mokoteli, 2005) . Moreover, what is lacking in the available literature (Tsepa, 2014; Setoi, 2012; Biswalo, 2011; Bruyns, 2007; Mokoteli, 2005) is whether offenders are consulted in decision-making and planning for the rehabilitation programs that aim to improve and address their needs and interests.  \nA well planned rehabilitation program would look at the holistic educational needs of offenders, including the resources to learn the skills properly and the life skills that can help them change their behaviour upon their release. The question is what should be the content of a rehabilitation program? The purpose of this article is to reflect on an investigation to answer the research questions on how adult offenders perceive their rehabilitation programs in terms of what is provided, whether they are consulted in planning for their rehabilitation programs and their recommendations for more meaningful programs within Lesotho’s correctional institutions.  \nThe Lesotho Context  \nLesotho is a small, mountainous country completely surrounded by South Africa. It has a population of 2 million, of whom some 40% are classified as ultra-poor (BBC News, 2016) . The Kingdom of Lesotho is made up mostly of highlands where many of the villages can be reached only on horseback, by foot or light aircraft. The source of living is subsistence farming. The major export is water to South Africa. The Constitution of Lesotho as the supreme law provides for the adoption of policies that aim to address education for all citizens under Section 28. The Lesotho Vision 2020, the Education Sector Strategic Plan 2005 – 2015 and the Non-Formal Education in Lesotho  \nAdult Offenders’ Perceptions of Rehabilitation Programs in Africa 219  \nDraft Policy Document of the Ministry of Education and Training also serve as policy frameworks for the provision of education in Lesotho. Lesotho’s development priorities is inscribed in Lesotho Vison 2020:  \nNational vision for Lesotho (Government of Lesotho","cbCaikat7IUOUxag","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikat7IUOUxag","pdf",214739,25,"English","# Introduction\n# The Lesotho Context\n# Rehabilitation programs\n## Research purpose and research questions\n## Methodology and data analysis","[{\"question\":\"How does the study investigate adult offenders’ perceptions of rehabilitation programs?\",\"answer\":\"The study uses an interpretive paradigm and a qualitative approach with individual interviews, observations, and focus group meetings. 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