How effective is correctional education, and where do we go from here? : : the results of a comprehensive evaluation / / Lois M. Davis, [and others].
This report assesses the effectiveness of correctional education programs for both incarcerated adults and juveniles and the cost-effectiveness of adult correctional education. It also provides results of a survey of U.S. state correctional education directors that give an up-to-date picture of what...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Santa Monica, California ;, Washington, District of Columbia : : RAND Corporation,, 2014. ©2014 |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (153 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Foreword; Preface; Contents; Figure and Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One: Introduction; Overview; The Evolution of Correctional Education in the United States; Organization of This Report; Chapter Two: How Effective Is Correctional Education for Incarcerated Adults?; Introduction; Previous Meta-Analyses on Correctional Education; Lipton, Martinson, and Wilks (1975); Wilson, Gallagher, and MacKenzie (2000); MacKenzie (2006); Aos, Miller, and Drake (2006); Approach; Approach to Conducting the Systematic Review of the Literature
- Approach to Conducting the Meta-Analysis Meta-Analysis Findings; The Relationship Between Correctional Education and Recidivism; The Relationship Between Correctional Education and Post-release Employment; The Relationship Between Correctional Education and Test Scores; Results of Comparing Correctional Education and Reincarceration Costs; Summary; Chapter Three: A Systematic Review of Correctional Education Programs for Incarcerated Juveniles; Introduction; Purpose and Organization of the Chapter; Approach; Document Identification; Eligibility Assessment; Scientific Review
- Synthesis of Eligible Studies Results; Corrective Reading; Computer-Assisted Instruction; Personalized and Intensive Instruction; Other Remedial Instruction Programs; Vocational/Career Technical Education; GED Completion; Discussion; Limitations of Our Approach; Key Insights for the Research Community; Key Insights for Policymakers and Practitioners; Chapter Four: RAND Correctional Education Survey; Introduction; Approach; Results; Overview of Correctional Education Programs Today; Funding of Correctional Education and Impact of the 2008 Recession; Postsecondary Education
- Use of Technology and Preparedness for Implementation of the 2014 GED Exam Outcome Indicators and Post-release Measures of Success; Discussion; Variation in Correctional Education Programming Across the States; Impact of the 2008 Recession; Use of Information Technology; Readiness for the 2014 GED Exam and Computer-Based Testing; Post-secondary Education; Chapter Five: Conclusions and Recommendations; Introduction; Correctional Education for Adults; Correctional Education for Juveniles; Improving the Evidence Base for Adult and Juvenile Correctional Education; Apply Stronger Research Designs
- Measure Program Dosage Identify Program Characteristics; Examine More-Proximal Indicators of Program Efficacy; Implications of Broader Trends in Corrections for Correctional Education; Concluding Thoughts; Appendixes; A. Summary of Studies for the Juvenile Correctional Education Review; B. RAND Correctional Education Survey Questionnaire; References