NCJ Number
198465
Journal
Journal of Correctional Education Volume: 53 Issue: 4 Dated: December 2002 Pages: 131-138
Date Published
December 2002
Length
8 pages
Annotation
This article describes the current status of educational programming practices among corrections educators.
Abstract
Based on a regional survey of Correctional Education Association members, this article details the current status of the educational programming practices of correctional educators serving incarcerated juvenile offenders with and without various learning disabilities. Arguing that correctional education programs face several challenges in attempting to deliver quality education programs, the article discusses the wide range of educational programs designed for incarcerated individuals. Providing a continuum of educational services from basic academic skill instruction to postsecondary education, numerous correctional education programs focus on Chapter 1 and GED programming. Surveys conducted with 41 correctional education association members serving youth in juvenile facilities and residing in the Midwest, indicate that standardized assessment techniques were frequently used in order to place juvenile offender students into a wide variety of educational programming and that most academic programs provided ample opportunity for incarcerated individuals to earn their GED certificates and to develop vocational skills. After arguing that academic diversity among incarcerated individuals adds additional challenges to the development of sufficient correctional education programs, the authors conclude that improvements need to be made in developing quality special education programming for incarcerated individuals that is in compliance with special education law. Tables, references