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The Learning Gains of Male Inmates Participating in a Basic Skills Program
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Messemer, Jonathan E.; Valentine, Thomas – Adult Basic Education: An Interdisciplinary Journal for Adult Literacy Educational Planning, 2004
The purpose of this study was to measure the learning gains for a group of male inmates (n = 124) participating in an adult basic education program in a closed security prison within the southeastern region of the United States. Learning gains were measured for the basic skill areas of reading, math, and language. The number of hours of…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Males, Adult Education, Basic Skills