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Democracy in Prison and Prison Education.
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Eggleston, Carolyn; Gehring, Thom – Journal of Correctional Education, 2000
Reviews the use of democratic models in the history of prison education. Identifies central principles of successful models: strong leadership, mediated learning experiences, high aims and expectations, and increased relative freedom. (SK)
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Democracy, History
Correctional Education Paradigms in the United States and Canada.
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Eggleston, Carolyn; Gehring, Thom – Journal of Correctional Education, 1986
The authors present the need for a comprehensive, integrative theory of correctional education. This article applies the paradigm concept to correctional education (CE) in North America. It has five parts: (1) background, (2) paradigm processes, (3) the U.S. CE paradigm, (4) the Canadian CE paradigm, and (5) conclusion. (Author/CT)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Correctional Education, Decision Making, Educational History
Social Perception and the Incarcerated Handicapped Learner.
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Eggleston, Carolyn – Journal of Correctional Education, 1981
Social perception deficits are intensified by incarceration. Social education programs can be used to identify, analyze, and remedy the difficulties experienced by the perceptually handicapped inmate. (JOW)
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Institutionalized Persons, Interpersonal Competence
Impact of Immigration and Americanization on Correctional Education.
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Eggleston, Carolyn – Journal of Correctional Education, 1995
Successive waves of immigrants were classified as criminal and ignorant by ethnicity in the 19th and 20th centuries. These stereotypes, as well as efforts of public schools and correctional education to assimilate these groups, may be compared to today's arguments to limit immigration. (SK)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Correctional Education, Educational History, Ethnic Groups