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Download full textBaskas, Richard S. – Online Submission, 2015
Some or all of the pre-release educational and vocational programs that are offered in state and federal prisons are free. Though these inmates are required to participate in these programs before they re-enter society, their attitudes regarding their participation in these programs are mixed. This study reveals literature of what attitudes some…
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Educational Attitudes, Vocational Education, Participation
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Direct linkThomas, Robert G. – Journal of Research and Practice for Adult Literacy, Secondary, and Basic Education, 2012
In 1979, when the author began as an academic instructor at the Central Coast Adult School, located inside the California Men's Colony in San Luis Obispo, California, he saw his teaching role in the traditional sense of imparting knowledge through the school's curriculum. Over time, however, his viewpoint changed as he came to recognize that the…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Education
Greenberg, Elizabeth; Dunleavy, Eric; Kutner, Mark – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 2008
Prisons are intended to rehabilitate criminal offenders, as well as to punish and incapacitate them. The education and training systems operating within most prisons are a key component of the rehabilitation mission of prisons. Previous studies have shown a relationship between participation in educational programs and recidivism rates, with…
Descriptors: Recidivism, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Job Training
Pawasarat, John; And Others – 1982
A study examined the educational experiences of all 759 youth released from Wisconsin's two juvenile correctional institutions during 1979. School records, including transcripts from schools attended before and after release, were reviewed for each youth. Parole officers were interviewed whenever school records were in question. Only 3 percent of…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Correctional Rehabilitation, Educational Certificates, Educational Experience
Potts, Meta; Tichenor, Jean – 1989
Project PROVE (Parolees and Probationers Realize Opportunities via Education) provides adult literacy and General Educational Development (GED) test preparation for paroled offenders in Louisville, Kentucky. Released offenders are either required or encouraged to attend the program by their parole officers. Interviews with 12 program participants,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Correctional Rehabilitation, Criminals
Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, KY. – 1989
Project PROVE was a 1-year research project that determined the effectiveness of specific adult basic education (ABE) instructional techniques compared to those used in traditional ABE programs. The effectiveness of a strong communication linkage between the Jefferson County Probation and Parole Office (JCPPO) and Jefferson County Public Schools…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Attitude Change, Computer Assisted Instruction
Flowers, Susan – 2000
A project was conducted to determine the thoughts and feelings of probationers (mostly white males ranging in age from early 20s to early 50s) mandated by a judge to complete their GED (General Educational Development) diploma or their high school diploma at a local adult education program mostly attended by middle-aged white female displaced…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Correctional Education
Garner, Barbara, Ed. – National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), Harvard University, 2005
"Focus on Basics" is the quarterly publication of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy. It presents best practices, current research on adult learning and literacy, and how research is used by adult basic education teachers, counselors, program administrators, and policymakers. "Focus on Basics" is…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Basic Education, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions
