Research: Overview, Data, and Analysis
Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view PDF files. To download a free copy, please visit the Adobe web site. Common Measures of Performance: Using Data to Assess the Status of Correctional Education Programs in the United States
S. Klein and M. Tolbert, 2004
Reports on an eight-state pilot study to develop a common reporting framework for state correctional education programs. Summarizes the states' experiences test-running data using new, common programming instructions and assesses the potential for using state data to produce policy-relevant national estimates of the scope and effectiveness of correctional education in the United States.
Download/view: PDF (146KB) Correctional Education Data Guidebook
M. Tolbert, S. Klein, and R. Pedroso, 2006
Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Correctional Education, this guidebook summarizes key policy issues in correctional education and provides related variables and suggested coding instructions developed in collaboration with state correctional education administrators, the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Download/view: PDF (311KB) Correctional Education Facts
National Institute for Literacy (NIFL)
Presents facts and figures on the correctional population, correctional education, and outcomes of correctional education.
http://lincs.ed.gov/facts/archive/Correctional Correctional Education: Assessing the Status of Prison Programs and Information Needs
S. Klein, M. Tolbert, R. Bugarin, E. Cataldi, and G. Tauschek, 2004
Drawing on existing federal data sources, this report presents indicators on the scope and effectiveness of correctional education programs offered in federal and state prisons. Documents trends in inmate access to instructional programs, characteristics of participants, and the outcomes of programs. Each indicator is intended to provide readers with an understanding of the status of correctional education programs and the context in which they evolve.
Download/view: PDF (272KB) Education and Correctional Populations
C. Harlow, U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2003
An analysis of correctional education data collected at the federal level. Provides statistics on the educational attainment of inmates prior to incarceration, the educational programs offered in correctional facilities, and inmate participation in these programs.
Download/view: PDF (290KB) Focus on Basics: Corrections Education
National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), Volume 7, Issue D, 2005
An online newsletter dedicated to the practical application of research. This issue includes articles that examine how correctional education can help prepare inmates for reentry. Topics include instructional and programmatic approaches to correctional education, services for inmates with learning disabilities, the impact of the GED on employment after incarceration, and the history of correctional education.
http://www.ncsall.net/index.php?id=818 From Prison to Home: The Dimensions and Consequences of Prisoner Reentry
J. Travis, A. Solomon, and M. Waul, Urban Institute, 2001
Provides background information about the number of adults released from prison each year and describes the challenges adults face in prison and upon release.
Download/view: PDF (341KB) | HTML Locked Up and Locked Out: An Educational Perspective on the U.S. Prison Population
R. Coley and P. Barton, Educational Testing Service, 2006
Provides a profile of the U.S. prison population, the juvenile and adult correctional systems, and correctional education and reentry programs. Discusses what is known about the effects of correctional education on recidivism and where more data are needed. Also, discusses the effects of incarceration on children and the black male population.
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U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Office of Correctional Education, 2009
Describes how community colleges and prisons in 11 states have formed partnerships to help inmates reintegrate successfully into their communities. By expanding educational services to this population, these partnerships hope to reduce recidivism, improve public safety, and save tax dollars. Report examines how partnerships are formed, coordinated, and funded, as well as the challenges they face and how they benefit inmates, prisons, community colleges, and the public.
Download/view: PDF (376KB) | HTML Prison Component of the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL)
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics
Provides information on the prisoner sample, background questionnaire, core screening questions, assessment framework, and report release date for the NAAL prison literacy assessment.
http://nces.ed.gov/NAAL/index.asp?file=Highlights/PrisonLiteracyF
actSheet.asp&PageID=28 State Correctional Education Programs
State Policy Update M. Tolbert, National Institute for Literacy (NIFL), 2002
Provides an overview of the different facets of correctional education, summarizes funding sources for correctional education programs, and discusses correctional philosophy and laws that affect correctional education programs. It also looks at the characteristics of the current adult prison population and highlights initiatives in Maryland, Ohio, and Texas. Full text is available for download at
Download/view: PDF (956KB) Time to Reframe Politics and Practices in Correctional Education
S. LoBuglio, in J. Comings, B. Garner, and C. Smith (Eds.), Annual Review of Adult Learning and Literacy, Volume 2, 2001
Discusses pertinent issues in the field of adult correctional education, including the shifting attitudes about the role of prisons in U.S. society, and addresses the dilemma of preparing incarcerated learners for their next steps in life. Also offers some policy suggestions.
http://www.ncsall.net/?id=560 |
