Recently added articles from Journal of Correctional Education:
Note from the Editors
Jun 01, 2008; Dowdell, John; Craig, Russell ... This issue of the Journal of Correctional is the annual special topics issue. The Journal Editorial staff selected the topic of "Juvenile Issues in Correctional Education' in 2008. The Correctional Education Association has purposely been reaching out to educators and administrators in juvenile ...
Resiliency in Adolescent Males in a Correctional Facility
Jun 01, 2008; Feinstein, Sheryl; Baartman, Jyl; Buboltz, Michelle; Sonnichsen, Kim; Solomon, Rebekka ... The objective of this qualitative study was to establish the existing positive factors in the lives of 18 juvenile males living in a low-security correctional facility in order to determine approaches which foster resiliency. Urie Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory, an approach to ...
Report from the European Prison Education Association
Jun 01, 2008; Behan, Cormac ... Aims and Objectives of the European Prison Education Association In each edition of the Journal I am asked to report on the activities of the European Prison Education Association (EPEA). For those new to the Journal of Correctional Education or for those unaware of the role and ...
United States Department of Education Update
Jun 01, 2008; Linton, John ... A "Washington Update' for the Journal of Correctional Education would not be complete without noting the passage of the "Second Chance Act' by Congress -signed into law by the President on April 9, 2008. The Second Chance Act passed in Congress with nearly unanimous bipartisan support. The ...
Writing for Change: Engaging Juveniles through Alternative Literacy Education
Jun 01, 2008; Jacobi, Tobi ... Abstract Research on incarceration and educational access continues to reveal the stark reality for many adjudicated youth: without access to educational opportunities recidivism is probable. Yet conventional methods of teaching critical reading, writing, and thinking skills are not ...
Career Development Programming Strategies for Transitioning Incarcerated Adolescents to the World of Work
Jun 01, 2008; Waintrup, Miriam G; Unruh, Deanne K ... Abstract Formerly incarcerated adolescents with disabilities face additional barriers to a successful transition to adulthood when released from the youth correctional facility often with societal expectations of transitioning directly to adulthood. Employment and post-secondary ...
The Status and Praxis of Arts Education and Juvenile Offenders in Correctional Facilities in the United States
Jun 01, 2008; Williams, Rachel Marie-Crane ... Abstract This article briefly describes the results of a study, funded in 2001 by The National Art Education Foundation, of arts education in juvenile correctional facilities in the United States. It summarizes the results of a national survey, and it presents the Northeastern Training ...
Juvenile Delinquency and Special Education Laws: Policy Implementation Issues and Directions for Future Research
Jun 01, 2008; Morris, Richard J; Thompson, Kristin C ... The research literature has repeatedly demonstrated that there is an overrepresentation of juveniles with disabilities who are incarcerated in short-term and long-term correctional facilities. Despite these findings, special education programs in many juvenile correctional facilities have been ...
A Comparison Between Juvenile Delinquents' and Teachers' Opinions on Metalinguistic and Metacognitive Skills
Jun 01, 2008; Sanger, Dixie; Spilker, Anna; Scheffler, Marilyn; Zobell, Anneli; Belau, Don ... Abstract This study compared the opinions of female juvenile delinquents and their teachers from one correctional facility on students' communication behaviors involving metacognitive and metalinguistic skills. The researchers used two parallel surveys that compared the opinions of 31 ...