NCJ Number
120338
Editor(s)
S Duguid
Date Published
1989
Length
310 pages
Annotation
Eighteen articles by 26 authors cover at length the various perplexities of correctional education.
Abstract
Issues addressed include what constitutes good correctional education, how it works, and how it can be measured as well as corrections educators' personal involvement with their students. Inmate motivation strategies, the future of prison education, at-risk programs, international approaches, and the impact of television are discussed. A California case study outlines arts in corrections, and another article discusses the particulars of educating female inmates. Articles explain how to motivate inmates, the impact of television on prison order, the future in prison education, and the educational requirements for correctional educators. Chapter tables, graphs, and references.