ERIC Number: EJ1253177
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 10
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Creating Opportunity in Prison Education: Interns & Tutors
Zavrel, Lauren L.
COABE Journal: The Resource for Adult Education, v8 n1 p69-78 Spr 2019
At Larch Corrections Center, a men's prison in Southwest Washington, GED® Faculty Lauren Zavrel has created two original programs: an internship program for graduate students to gain experience in corrections education, and a tutor training curriculum for inmate teaching assistants (TAs) who tutor GED® and business students. Graduate interns majoring in Postsecondary Adult and Continuing Education from Portland State University were able to complete projects that benefit inmate students who are working toward a high school credential and/or who aspire to attend college. The benefits of inmates tutoring inmate students are evaluated from the faculty, inmate-TA, and inmate-student perspectives. Inmate-TAs were also interviewed and discussed the positive impacts tutoring has had on their self-confidence and academic goals. The TAs' work is a major factor in maintaining the consistently high GED® credential completion rate in Larch Corrections.
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Education, Internship Programs, Graduate Students, Tutors, Training, Experiential Learning, Teacher Aides, Adult Education, Program Effectiveness, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, High School Equivalency Programs, Self Efficacy, Postsecondary Education, Access to Education, Job Skills, Teamwork
Coalition on Adult Basic Education. PO Box 1820 Cicero, NY 13039. Tel: 888-442-6223; e-mail: journal@coabe.org; Web site: https://coabe.org/coabe-journal/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Adult Education; High Schools; High School Equivalency Programs; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Oregon; Washington
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