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Adult Education Practices in a Canadian Federal Prison

NCJ Number
173675
Journal
Journal of Offender Rehabilitation Volume: 27 Issue: 1/2 Dated: 1998 Pages: 107-121
Author(s)
T A Fox
Date Published
1998
Length
15 pages
Annotation
This study examines the Adult Basic Education and General Educational Development classes in one Canadian federal prison.
Abstract
Studies of adult education practices in various settings have recognized that learner needs are an integral component of curriculum design and implementation. Prisons are unique environments for conducting education programs and advancing adult education principles and practices; Canada has advanced adult education practices in its federal prisons since 1936. This study examines what principles and practices are used in the adult education courses at one federal prison. Results support previous research which showed that, while lip service has been paid to the implementation of adult education practices in prisons, there are major shortcomings in education policies and programs across the country. The government has failed to implement appropriate adult education practices in at least one of its federal prisons. Tables, references, appendixes