Recent information on the incidence and types of language and communication problems experienced by female delinquents and the relation they have to emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) indicate a contribution to the problems these girls have encountered in social and academic situations. Pragmatics (i.e., use of language in interpersonal…

The current paper provides a description of instructional approaches for teaching mathematics to secondary students with learning disabilities (LD) and emotional disturbance (ED) within juvenile correctional schools. Recommendations for math instruction are based on a comprehensive review of the literature and examples are provided from an urban…

Reviews literature on social change, correctional education, and teacher burnout to develop a context for decisions correctional educators must make regarding the basis for their teaching efforts, choice of emphasis on prison management or prison reform, and the pacing of their professional work. (Contains 23 references.) (SK)

Review of research on postsecondary correctional education in three periods (1945-1967, 1970s-1980s, 1990s) indicates the following: (1) most was limited to establishing statistical associations between education and recidivism without examination of causation; (2) many studies failed to distinguish participant categories; and (3) many failed to…

Explains why self-determination is important for incarcerated youth; identifies metacognitive problem solving as a foundation for teaching. Describes representative curricula and advises the creation of the educational environment, involvement of significant others, use of collaborative problem solving, teaching of problem-solving skills, and use…

Addresses the concern about whether confined students should be treated like children or adults. It includes quotes from works of pedagogy, andragogy, and adult education in corrections; and it proposes how correctional educators might interpret these ideas. (JOW)

Studies of inmates participating in the technology education program offered at the New Hampshire State Prison show that those who complete the program have a lower rate of recidivism than those who do not, ranging from as low as 10% for completers to as high as 70% for noncompleters. (JOW)

Explores how the Chinese government responded to the so-called "juvenile delinquency wave" through comprehensive strategies focused on early social-educational intervention, work-study school, and juvenile reformatory. Concludes that Chinese approaches to delinquency may be effective even if they have limitations. (Contains 20 references.) (JOW)

Looks at contemporary knowledge debates and their impact on corrections, educational theory and, correctional education. Repercussions of "seeing from somewhere" are traced in a survey of western philosophy, legal theory, policy, educational foundations, philosophy of science, feminist theory, native studies, and technological studies. (Contains…

Reviews of evaluation reports on 12 adult basic education (ABE) and 5 basic living skills programs were used to draw conclusions about the effectiveness of those programs. Findings indicate that ABE programs show promise for decreasing recidivism. (JOW)

Discusses the high incidence of communication problems among juvenile delinquents; provides a summary of research that shows the prevalence of problems among female delinquents; and presents implications of communications problems to consider when developing programs. (JOW)

A meta-analysis of studies from correctional departments in New York, Texas, Maryland, Ohio, and North Carolina as well as Bureau of Justice Statistics data showed lower recidivism rates for participants in the following: General Educational Development preparation, high school completion programs, academic and vocational education, and…

Organizes information from the literature on six questions: (1) differences between incarcerated and nonincarcerated adult learners; (2) prisoners' placement in Piaget's and Kohlberg's developmental stages; (3) effects of drug abuse on learning; (4) prisoners' common cognitive errors; (5) goals and objectives of correctional education; and (6)…

This article reviews the research applications of Dr. Lawrence Kohlberg's theory of moral development and moral education. Included are studies conducted in both juvenile and adult correctional settings. (Author/CT)

This project reviewed and critiqued educational and employment programs to assist exoffenders' reentry to the community. Chief criticisms include lack of followup studies; lack of relevance to life "outside"; and inaccurate, inconsistent, and unreliable research. (SK)