GOALS OF ADULT BASIC EDUCATION IN CORRECTIONS

• NCJ Number: 11951
• Author(s): T A RYAN; L C SILVERN
• Date Published: 1970
• Length: 147 pages
• Grant Number(s): OEG-0-9-211006-4248 (323)
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare
• Corporate Author: University of Hawaii
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Conference Material
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

OBJECTIVES OF AN EDUCATIONAL MODEL DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE OFFENDER POPULATION AS DEVELOPED BY A 1969 NATIONAL CONFERENCE.

Abstract

AS DEFINED BY CONFERENCE MEMBERS, THE GOALS OF ADULT BASIC EDUCATION IN CORRECTIONS ARE SELF-REALIZATION, SOCIAL PRODUCTIVITY, ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY, AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY. THE APPENDICES PROVIDE POSITION PAPERS FROM REPRESENTATIVES IN THE FIELDS OF SOCIAL SCIENCE, BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE, ECONOMY, BUSINESS, AND FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF THE OFFENDER. THE APPENDICES INCLUDE LISTINGS OF CONFERENCE PERSONNEL AND PARTICIPANTS, A PROGRAM OUTLINE, TASK GROUP SUMMARIES, AND A CONFERENCE EVAULATION.