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SOURCEBOOK ON PRISON EDUCATION - PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

NCJ Number
3459
Author(s)
A R ROBERTS
Date Published
1971
Length
221 pages
Annotation
THE USE OF AN EDUCATIONAL MILIEU TO FOSTER THE CULTIVATION OF SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE ATTITUDES AND INTRINSIC VALUES.
Abstract
THE USE OF ACADEMIC, VOCATIONAL, SOCIAL, AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION, INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES SUCH AS OPERANT LEARNING THEORY, LIBRARY PROGRAMS, AND CORRECTIONAL EDUCATION RESEARCH GEARED TO THE EDUCATION OF PRISONERS. PRINCIPLES OF INSTRUCTION AND ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES ARE SPECIFIED. RECOMMENDATIONS APPROPRIATE FOR THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF EFFECTIVE PRISON EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE INCLUDED. AUTHOR MODIFIED.