Inventory and Assessment of Vocational Education for Inmates and Ex-Offenders. Final Report.

Institution	Texas A and M Univ., College Station. Public Policy Resources Lab.
Titel	Inventory and Assessment of Vocational Education for Inmates and Ex-Offenders. Final Report.
Quelle	(1991), (109 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Access to Education; Colleges; Correctional Education; Directories; Educational Facilities; Educational Quality; Followup Studies; Postsecondary Education; Prisoners; Program Evaluation; Reference Materials; State Surveys; Statewide Planning; Two Year Colleges; Vocational Education; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; College; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Fürsorgeerziehung; Verzeichnis; Nachweis; Bildungsstätte; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Follow-up studies; Kontaktstudium; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Prisoner; Gefangener; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Literaturnachweis; Planwirtschaft; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung
Abstract	A project developed an inventory of postsecondary vocational training programs for inmates and ex-offenders in Texas and conducted an assessment of the available programs. Constructing the inventory involved obtaining information on all educational offerings in correctional facilities from the Educational Program Clearinghouse's incarcerated database, correctional facilities themselves, Job Training Partnership Act administrative agencies, and others. The assessment of vocational programs used a multiple case study approach involving indepth site visits with two federal agencies, four Texas Department of Criminal Justice Institutional Divisions, one county agency, and three private contract institutions. Educational coordinators, programs instructors, and students were interviewed. Two-year colleges played an important role in providing most of the credit courses; at least one-third of the most frequently offered courses were closely related to the state's priority occupations. Most programs had open enrollment, and instructors covered the same material and curriculum as covered in equivalent institution-based courses. Faculty qualifications were comparable to instructors teaching on college campuses, and most facilities and equipment were adequate. (Appendixes include a 13-item bibliography, instruments, and inventories of postsecondary vocational training programs presented by type of program, institution name, and geographic location.) (YLB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC