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Direct linkMercado, Norma – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2022
This qualitative study examines Latino Spanish-speaking inmates' participation in an English literacy project. The research questions were: What is the impact of the project on the participants' literacy development? How does a Latino literacy project for Spanish-speaking inmates facilitate parent engagement? Data collection included qualitative…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Males
Sosnowski, Jim – Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice, 2021
Research supports the premise that adult language and literacy instruction should build on prior linguistic knowledge and the lived experiences of the students. Despite these widely held tenets, classroom practices often do not reflect these ideals, instead providing learning opportunities that are decontextualized and isolated from the students'…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Literacy Education, Action Research, Participatory Research
Barkan, M.; Toprak, E.; Kumtepe, A. T.; Kumtepe, E. Genc; Ataizi, M.; Pilanci, H.; Mutlu, M. E.; Kayabas, I.; Kayabas, B. Kip – Educational Media International, 2011
ELBEP (Eliminating Language Barriers in European Prisons Through Open and Distance Education Technology) is a multilateral project funded by the European Union (EU) Lifelong Learning, Grundtvig (Adult Education) Programme. It aims to overcome language/communication problems between prison staff and foreign inmates at European prisons via online…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Communication Problems, Distance Education, Correctional Institutions
Peer reviewedSalomone, Ann Masters – Journal of Correctional Education, 1992
Comparison of examination results showed that one intact classroom of incarcerated students performed comparably to two other intact classrooms of French 111, 112, and 113 students on two regional campuses of the same university system. No statistically significant differences in achievement among the groups were revealed. (Author/JOW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, College Students, Correctional Education
Pinton, Giorgio A. – 1978
The bilingual education of adults in correctional institutions is discussed. The program specifically described is a bilingual/ESL (English as a second language) program for Puerto Rican adults in a Connecticut correctional center. The study has two sections: (1) the Puerto Rican adult in a penal institution; an explanation of his needs and an…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning
