Managing a Successful Inmate-Education Program: Why and How?.

Gendron, Dennis; Cavan, John J.

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Publication Date: 1990

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Managing a Successful Inmate-Education Program: Why and How?

Gendron, Dennis; Cavan, John J.

Community College Review, v18 n1 p31-38 Sum 1990

Describes Southside Virginia Community College's educational program at Mecklenburg Correctional Center. Focuses on effects of the program and key characteristics of effective programs, e.g., support from and cooperation with the Department of Corrections, an active and sympathetic administration, program flexibility, screening and orientation, and institutional support. (DMM)

Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Colleges, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Educational Benefits, Prisoners, Program Administration, Program Descriptions, Two Year Colleges

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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