DEVELOPING CURRICULUM MATERIALS FOR ADULTS IN COUNTY PRISONS

• NCJ Number: 26257
• Journal: Federal Probation Volume: 38 Issue: 2 Dated: (JUNE 1974) Pages: 41-45
• Author(s): D H SACKETT; H E BLAKE
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 5 pages
• Corporate Author: Administrative Office of the United States Courts
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Instructional Material
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

EDUCATIONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED IN DEVELOPING CURRICULUM MATERIALS FOR COURT-COMMITTED ADULTS IN COUNTY INSTITUTIONS.

Abstract

GENERAL CATEGORIES OF FACTORS DISCUSSED ARE AS FOLLOW: COMMONALITIES RELATING TO STUDENTS, COMMONALITIES OF CONTENT, ORGANIZATION AND APPROACH, TEACHER CONSIDERATIONS, SOCIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS, THE PRISON ENVIRONMENT, A REWARD SYSTEM, SCHEDULING, AND ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS. THE AUTHORS ASSERT THE NEED FOR UNIQUELY DESIGNED MATERIALS FOR USE IN THE UNIQUE ENVIRONMENT OF PRISON.