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Wade, Barbara – Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal, 2007
This article critically reviews recent studies of adult basic education (ABE), general education development (GED), vocational, and college education programs in prisons. Thirteen studies were collected from various databases across multiple disciplines to examine the types of program evaluations and statistical analysis techniques researchers…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Recidivism, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Education
Tout, Dave; Schmitt, Mary Jane – Office of Educational Research and Improvement, 2002
In their chapter on numeracy, the authors begin by exploring the many terms used to describe the learning of mathematics by adults. They discuss the relationship between the terms "mathematics" and "numeracy" and explain why numeracy--making meaning with numbers and mathematical processes--is the term they chose for their…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Numeracy, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning