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Download full textCASAS - Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems, 2018
The California Department of Education (CDE) provides adult literacy services to one-fifth of adults enrolled in the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) program in the United States. The adult education program addresses literacy needs of individuals by providing adults with the skills and knowledge necessary to (a) gain employment or…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Federal Legislation, Labor Legislation
CASAS - Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems, 2017
The California Department of Education (CDE) provides adult literacy services to one-fifth of adults enrolled in the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) program in the United States. The adult education program addresses literacy needs of individuals by providing adults with the skills and knowledge necessary to (a) gain employment or…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Federal Legislation, Adult Literacy, Labor Force Development
CASAS - Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems, 2016
The California Department of Education (CDE) provides adult literacy services to one-fifth of adults enrolled in the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) program in the United States. The adult education program addresses literacy needs of individuals by providing adults with the skills and knowledge necessary to (a) gain employment or…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Labor Legislation
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Div. of Career Tech. and Adult Learning. – 1996
This annual report for fiscal year 1996 for the Educational Coordinating Council for Correctional Institutions in Maryland provides information on the inmate population, school improvement, technology, correctional education libraries and technology, special education, and the Occupational Skills Training Center. Eleven tables reflect composite…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Correctional Education, High School Equivalency Programs, Higher Education
Dirkx, John M.; Kielbaso, Gloria; Corley, Charles – 1999
Rapid expansion of the prison population in Michigan has created concern for consistency, continuity, and articulation within the Michigan Department of Corrections vocational programs, which serve approximately 1,800 prisoners at a time. For this reason, a study was undertaken to determine how vocational education within Michigan's prisons might…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, High School Equivalency Programs
Ohio State Legislative Office of Education Oversight, Columbus. – 1994
The Ohio Legislative Office of Education Oversight examined the education programs in adult prisons operated by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC). Telephone interviews with staff associated with each prison facility, interviews with inmates, and structured observations of 12 prison classrooms provided first-hand…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Correctional Education, Educational Needs, High School Equivalency Programs
Whitesel, Russ; Anderson, Gordon A. – 1990
This staff briefing report was prepared for the Wisconsin Legislative Council's Special Committee on Educational Programs in Adult Correctional Institutions. The two-part paper provides background information on Wisconsin's adult correctional system, its residents, and the educational and vocational programs in adult correctional institutions.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, High School Equivalency Programs
Virginia State Council on Vocational Education, Richmond. – 1993
The Virginia Department of Correctional Education (DCE) offers programs in basic skills, academic, vocational, special education, and social skills. Postsecondary courses are also offered by community colleges and other postsecondary institutions. The DCE currently operates education programs and related services in 20 major adult education…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Correctional Education, Curriculum
Ryan, T. A.; Woodard, Joseph Clifton, Jr. – 1987
A state-of-the-art analysis of correctional education in the United States was undertaken to determine significant changes or trends in relation to earlier studies in 1973 and 1977, years in which the prevailing philosophy guiding corrections was rehabilitation and resocialization, as opposed to the 1980s emphasis on deterrence and incapacitation.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Correctional Education, Correctional Rehabilitation, Educational Attitudes
Barton, Paul E.; Coley, Richard J. – 1996
The United States has a history of vacillating between rehabilitation and punishment for prisoners. The current mood is to devote resources to building more prisons and to strengthen law enforcement and sentencing policies. Within the last 15 years, the U.S. prison population has tripled, with minority groups being overrepresented in prisons.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Correctional Education, Curriculum, High School Equivalency Programs
Wisconsin Univ. - Stout, Menomonie. Center for Vocational, Technical and Adult Education. – 1995
An evaluation was conducted of the educational programs and facilities at two male juvenile corrections schools in Wisconsin (Ethan Allen and Lincoln Hills). Surveys were developed in cooperation with administrative personnel at both schools and given to all students, instructors, and support staff. A total of 573 students, 76 teachers, and 140…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation
Teaching the Hard-to-Reach: Working with Releasees and Probationers. A Handbook for Adult Educators.
Wimer, Maija – 1985
Based on a statewide adult education correctional project in Texas, this handbook is designed to assist adult educators in providing continued adult education services to releasees and probationers, including jail populations. The handbook is organized in nine sections. The first section explains the background and purpose of the handbook. It is…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs
Kurland, Norman D. – New Directions for Education and Work, 1978
Educational services to adults in New York State are extensive and offered in many settings; credit is also available for learning outside the classroom. Adult learning needs and the services provided by the state, including basic education, external degree programs, occupational education, and correctional education, are summarized. (Author/JMD)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, College Credits
McFadden, Liza – 1996
This report provides an overview of the adult education in Florida, demonstrating the societal as well as individual benefits of adult education. The document highlights findings of two reports:"Results of Florida's Fourth Year Adult Education Program Evaluation" and "Adult Education Annual Performance Report." Findings include…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Correctional Education
MGT of America, Inc., Tallahassee, FL. – 1992
This report presents results of a performance review undertaken to develop recommendations for improving the effectiveness of the Windham School System (WSS) and educational programs in the four privately operated prison units in Texas. (WSS provides educational programs for inmates who do not possess a high school diploma.) Chapter 1 is an…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Correctional Education, Cost Effectiveness, Costs
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