Literacy behind Bars: Results from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy Prison Survey: Chapter 4--Education and Job Training in Prison

Autor/inn/en	Greenberg, Elizabeth; Dunleavy, Eric; Kutner, Mark
Titel	Literacy behind Bars: Results from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy Prison Survey: Chapter 4--Education and Job Training in Prison
Quelle	In: Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 30 (2008) 2, S.27-34 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0195-7597
Schlagwörter	Recidivism; Correctional Education; Correctional Institutions; Job Training; Adult Literacy; Vocational Education; Correctional Rehabilitation; Institutionalized Persons; Crime; Criminals; Certification; High School Equivalency Programs; Program Effectiveness; General Educational Development Tests; National Assessment of Adult Literacy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rückfall; Fürsorgeerziehung; Jugendstrafvollzug; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Crimes; Delict; Delicts; Delikt; Straftäter; Abschlusszeugnis; Zertifizierung
Abstract	Prisons are intended to rehabilitate criminal offenders, as well as to punish and incapacitate them. The education and training systems operating within most prisons are a key component of the rehabilitation mission of prisons. Previous studies have shown a relationship between participation in educational programs and recidivism rates, with inmates who attend education programs less likely to be reincarcerated after their release. There are many reasons why prison inmates may be motivated to participate in education and training programs. Among these may be a realization that they do not have skills that will lead to employment upon their release from prison. This chapter describes the relationships among literacy, education, and vocational training in prison. The analyses in the chapter discuss both the prevalence of inmate participation in education and training programs and the relationship between literacy levels and program participation. (Contains 14 figures and 1 endnote.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10