This pilot proof-of-concept study examined the feasibility and acceptability of a Continuing Care mobile application (app) designed to meet the recovery and personal support needs of individuals under justice supervision who were receiving outpatient substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. The study included adults on probation or parole who were…

A rapidly growing number of algorithms are available to researchers who apply statistical or machine learning methods to answer social science research questions. The unique advantages and limitations of each algorithm are relatively well known, but it is not possible to know in advance which algorithm is best suited for the particular research…

In this paper, a teaching path on non-Euclidean geometry focused on the Poincare-disk model, and its connection with art is shown. We consider as artistic contents the Escher's hyperbolic art and some paradoxes on Magriue's work. The mathematical aspects are illustrated thanks to a Dynamic Geometry System (GeoGebra) implemented with a laboratory…

Students who are incarcerated in juvenile correctional facilities (JCF) often struggle with reading proficiency. Nevertheless, limited research addresses the academic needs of these vulnerable learners with reading deficits. The primary purpose of this survey study is to identify the reading instructional approaches used regularly by educators in…

The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of text-to-speech computer software in prison educational centers. Incarcerated adult learners with low literacy skills in two midwestern incarceration facilities used adaptive technology for a 5-month period. A statistically significant difference was found between pretest and posttest…