The program was designed to provide training in adult career education to selected individuals employed in corrections and corrections-related agencies and to develop a generalized planning model with implementing delivery systems of adult career education for correctional settings. The report describes basic training provided in four regional…

This generalized planning model is designed to assist administrators and mid-management personnel seeking to develop and maintain effective and efficient correctional programs for women offenders. As a guide to the planning process, the model focuses on the following topics: (1) statement of the rationale for specialized programs for women…

The Adult Basic Education in Corrections Program discussed in this paper is a model for redirection in corrections; it is an acknowledgement of the need to provide educational programs to meet the special needs of adult offenders. Three outcomes have been realized from the program thus far: analysis of the situation, synthesis of a conceptual…

This model of a deinstitutionalization program begins with a definition of juvenile delinquency and historical antecedents of current juvenile justice approaches. The extent of juvenile delinquency is noted, and the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act is reviewed. The deinstitutionalization model is presented as a residential program…

A 4-week institute to prepare vocational educators in leadership positions for a change agent role in vocational education curriculum development was held on the Oregon State University campus from June 19 to July 14, 1967. A broad-based approach to the curriculum process was used, implementing an organic curriculum concept and behavioral…

The document provides a model for planning and evaluating adult basic education (ABE) programs in correctional settings and is also a workbook for its implementation. It requires the use and understanding of systems techniques and concepts. The introduction discusses the rationale for and development of the conceptual model; basic systems,…

The model was designed to provide a guide for systematic planning, implementation, and evaluation of adult career education in correctional settings, utilizing a systems approach. It consists of seven chapters and a flowchart presenting seven major functions which must be carried out: (1) establishing a conceptual framework, (2) setting up an…

This paper develops a rationale for using a systems approach for inmate welfare, and defines personnel training and model implementation as two basic elements for an affective corrections system. The problem of inmate welfare is conceptualized, and the systems approach is defined. A process for producing a model and the process of producing and…

A generalized planning model is presented for administrators and mid-management personnel seeking to develop and maintain effective correctional systems and to insure equity for women and minorities employed in these systems. This model consists of three components which tell how an agency: (1) develops a rationale for equity; (2) assesses needs…