NCJ Number
13043
Date Published
1971
Length
324 pages
Annotation
PAPERS PREPARED FOR THE 1971 REGIONAL SEMINARS ON ADULT BASIC EDUCATION IN CORRECTIONS, EMPHASIZING A SYSTEMS APPROACH THROUGH PERONNNEL TRAINING AND MODEL PLANNING.
Abstract
THE MATERIAL IS ORGANIZED INTO MAJOR SECTIONS, THE FIRST SECTION SETTING THE STAGE IN A PAPER ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERSONNEL TRAINING AND DESIGN OF EDUCATIONAL MODELS. THE NEXT SECTION IS DEVOTED TO CONCEPTUALIZATION OF ADULT BASIC EDUCATION IN CORRECTIONAL SETTINGS, AND INCLUDES SIX PAPERS ADDRESSED TO THIS TOPIC. THE THIRD SECTION IS CONCERNED WITH SYSTEMATIC PROCESSING OF INFORMATION FOR EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT, AND INCLUDES FOUR PAPERS ON INSTITUTIONAL AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES, AND SIX PAPERS ON THE ADULT BASIC EDUCATION LEARNER AND THE LEARNING PROCESS. THE FOURTH SECTION DEALS WITH THE PROCESS OF PLANNING ADULT BASIC EDUCATION FOR CORRECTION, AND INCLUDES SIX PAPERS ON OPTIMIZING PERSONNEL AND TIME AND THREE PAPERS ON MANAGEMENT DECISIONS IN CORRECTIONS. THE FIFTH SECTION IS DEVOTED TO MANAGEMENT DECISIONS RELATED TO THE PROVISION OF LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND CONSISTS ENTIRELY OF A SET OF PAPERS ON MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY FOR ADULT BASIC EDUCATION IN CORRECTIONS. THE LAST SECTION DEALS WITH ADULT EDUCATION IN CORRECTIONS, AS SEEN FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF THE EX-OFFENDER. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)