USE OF CONTINGENCY MANAGEMENT TO AFFECT LEARNING PERFORMANCE IN ADULT INSTITUTIONALIZED OFFENDERS

• NCJ Number: 3227
• Author(s): J M MCKEE
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 14 pages
• Sale Source: Rehabilitation Research Foundation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: PRESENTED AT THE SEPTEMBER 1971 MEETING IN WASHINGTON, DC OF THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC

Annotation

DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF CONTINGENCY MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES TO A SUCCESS-DEPRIVED GROUP OF MALE PRISON INMATES.

Abstract

THE RESULTS OF THE STUDY INDICATE THAT PERFORMANCE CONTINGENT PAY TO TRAINEES IS SIGNIFICANTLY SUPERIOR IN GETTING EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE LEARNING IN BOTH BASIC EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS.