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CALIFORNIA - DEPARTMENT OF THE YOUTH AUTHORITY EDUCATION PROGRAM, SEPTEMBER 1973

NCJ Number
11688
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1973
Length
37 pages
Annotation
EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS IN JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES WITH DISCUSSION OF SPECIAL CURRICULA.
Abstract
FOLLOWING AN OVERVIEW OF THE SCHOOLS IN THE PROGRAM, A DESCRIPTION IS GIVEN OF THE ACADEMIC, VOCATIONAL, AND COMPENSATORY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. COMMENTS ARE MADE ON SPECIAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS ETHNIC STUDIES, SURVIVAL, AND FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION. A SECTION IS DEVOTED TO STAFF CONCERNS SUCH AS ADMINISTRATION, TEACHERS, TEACHING ASSISTANTS, CORRECTIONAL PROGRAM ASSISTANTS, AND SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS. EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT ARE ALSO DISCUSSED. THE APPENDICES CONTAIN A SCHOOL AND CAMP DIRECTORY, REPORTS PUT OUT BY THE RESEARCH DIVISION OF EDUCATION SERVICES, AND INFORMATION ON EDUCATIONAL FILMS.