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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Moeller, Michelle; Day, Scott L.; Rivera, Beverly D. – Journal of Correctional Education, 2004
This study explores a group of inmates' perceptions of their correctional education and environment based on Fetterman's 1994 idea of empowerment evaluation. A group of 16 male inmates were randomly selected from GED and ABE courses in a high minimum correctional facility in Illinois. A self-administered questionnaire included 5 topics:…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Questionnaires, Mathematics Education, Institutionalized Persons
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Gordon, Howard R. D.; Weldon, Bracie – Journal of Correctional Education, 2003
The primary purpose of this study was to examine recidivism rates of inmates who participated in educational programs during the time they were incarcerated at Huttonsville Correctional Center in West Virginia. The Education Department at Huttonsville Correctional Center provided files pertaining to inmates who were enrolled in educational…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Correctional Education, Recidivism, Institutionalized Persons