Recently added articles from Journal of Correctional Education:
Report from the European Prison Education Association
Jun 01, 2009; ... Nordic Prison Education The results of a Nordic research initiative on education level, participation and motivation for education of Nordic prisoners have been published in the Nordic languages. The results found that between 5 and 11 per cent of all prisoners had not finished ...
United States Department of Education Update
Jun 01, 2009; ... Detailed information on the proposed 2010 federal budget reflecting priorities of a new administration has been anxiously anticipated and is being released just as I must submit my final text for this Journal. Review of these budget documents reveals Second Chance Act funding in the Department ...
Jail Participants Actively Study Words
Jun 01, 2009; ... Parenting Education for Incarcerated Mothers ABSTRACT The purpose of this research was to evaluate the impact of a word study literacy approach on the spelling ability and self-efficacy of adults in a county jail. Forty-four inmates participated in the word study intervention ...
Reading Achievement of Incarcerated Youth in Three Regions
Jun 01, 2009; ... Abstract The reading achievement of 398 incarcerated male juvenile offenders was measured at three long-term correctional facilities in three distinct regions of the U.S. Participants were assessed in the areas of word identification, word attack, and comprehension. Results were analyzed ...
Learning to C: Visual Arts Education as Strengths Based Practice in Juvenile Correctional Facilities
Jun 01, 2009; ... Strength-based approaches, originating in juvenile justice as early as the late 1800s, situate the work of juvenile correctional facilities as assisting youth in utilizing their strengths and competencies to understand how they can be applied their lives to affect change and growth. While ...