Lewis, John. Education: Why it is Only The Journal of “Correctional ‘Promising.’” 57, no. 4 (Dec. 2006): 286-96. Correctional Education This article critiques current post-treatment, quasi-experimental design primarily used to “the evaluate the effectiveness of various correctional education and vocational training programs.” Essentially, it argues that there are too many variables that influence recidivism for researchers to privilege education. It advocates a holistic approach” that begins the research “more “with funding agencies a movement away from recidivism as the primary outcome variable.” This would be a good article for researchers interested in gaining some critical distance from empirical studies that have a tendency to praise education programs. Linden, Rick and Linda Perry. effectiveness of prison education programs.” Journal of “The 6, no. 4 (Summer 1982): 43-57. Offender Rehabilitation This is an older article that provides an early evaluation of prison education programs. It suggests that intensive programs are most likely to succeed if they can establish an alternative community within the prison and offer post-release services to inmates. Linton, John. States Department of Education Update.” The Journal of Correctional “United 56, no. 2 (June 2005): 90-95. Education This short piece provides a short overview of competition for the federally funded Life Skills Program, which is the only competitively awarded program at correctional facilities. See other articles from the June 2005 edition of for more details. The Journal of Correctional Education --- . "United States Department of Education Update." Journal Of Correctional Education 62, no. 2 (June 2011): 73-76. This short piece focuses on the Potential” report by the Institute for Higher “Unlocking Education Policy. It says that the report notes the high portion of inmate classes that are supported by federal funding through the Incarcerated Individual Program and by state funding. Machin, Amanda. Education Programming.” Chicago: Chicago Metropolis 2020, “Correctional 200[8?]. http://jthomasniu.org/class/Stuff/illedprograms-1.pdf Provides an overview the current state of correctional education in Illinois. This short report would be a useful starting point for someone with a specific interest in the state of Illinois. Mercer, Kerri Russo. Importance of Funding Postsecondary Correctional Education “The Programs. 37, no. 2 (2009): 153-164. Community College Review
Lewis, John. “Correctional Education: Why it is Only ‘Promising.’” The Journal of Correctional Education 57, no. 4 (Dec. 2006): 286-96. This article critiques “the current post-treatment, quasi-experimental design primarily used to evaluate the effectiveness of various correctional education and vocational training programs.” Essentially, it argues that there are too many variables that influence recidivism for researchers to privilege education. It advocates a “more holistic approach” that begins “with the research funding agencies a movement away from recidivism as the primary outcome variable.” This would be a good article for researchers interested in gaining some critical distance from empirical studies that have a tendency to praise education programs. Linden, Rick and Linda Perry. “The effectiveness of prison education programs.” Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 6, no. 4 (Summer 1982): 43-57. This is an older article that provides an early evaluation of prison education programs. It suggests that intensive programs are most likely to succeed if they can establish an alternative community within the prison and offer post-release services to inmates. Linton, John. “United States Department of Education Update.” The Journal of Correctional Education 56, no. 2 (June 2005): 90-95. This short piece provides a short overview of competition for the federally funded Life Skills Program, which is the only competitively awarded program at correctional facilities. See other articles from the June 2005 edition of The Journal of Correctional Education for more details. --- . "United States Department of Education Update." Journal Of Correctional Education 62, no. 2 (June 2011): 73-76. This short piece focuses on the “Unlocking Potential” report by the Institute for Higher Education Policy. It says that the report notes the high portion of inmate classes that are supported by federal funding through the Incarcerated Individual Program and by state funding. Machin, Amanda. “Correctional Education Programming.” Chicago: Chicago Metropolis 2020, 200[8?]. http://jthomasniu.org/class/Stuff/illedprograms-1.pdf Provides an overview the current state of correctional education in Illinois. This short report would be a useful starting point for someone with a specific interest in the state of Illinois. Mercer, Kerri Russo. “The Importance of Funding Postsecondary Correctional Education Programs. Community College Review 37, no. 2 (2009): 153-164.
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