Incarcerated Adults with Low Skills: Findings from the 2014 PIAAC Prison Study

Autor/in	Patterson, Margaret
Titel	Incarcerated Adults with Low Skills: Findings from the 2014 PIAAC Prison Study
Quelle	In: COABE Journal: The Resource for Adult Education, 8 (2019) 1, S.14-24 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Adults; Institutionalized Persons; Correctional Institutions; Correctional Education; At Risk Persons; Health; Poverty; Barriers; Educational Attainment; Disabilities; Literacy; Reading Skills; Participation; Recidivism; Individual Characteristics; Dropouts; Basic Skills; Gender Differences; Trust (Psychology); Numeracy; Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Jugendstrafvollzug; Fürsorgeerziehung; Risikogruppe; Gesundheit; Armut; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Handicap; Behinderung; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Reading skill; Lesefertigkeit; Teilnahme; Rückfall; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Basic skill; Grundfertigkeit; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rechenkompetenz
Abstract	Incarcerated men and women in state and federal prisons face multiple educational and economic challenges. Disabilities and health concerns of incarcerated adults exceed that of the general population. Despite widespread availability of correctional education programs in prisons, only a small proportion of prisoners complete them. Employing quantitative data from the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) Prison Study (2014), this paper investigates the characteristics and assessed skill levels of incarcerated adults with less than high school education attainment. It considers how characteristics and assessed skill levels differ from the general population, as well as the role of current learning in the lives of incarcerated adults with low skills. Findings include educational and health vulnerabilities that may be heightened when formerly incarcerated adults re-enter already-stressed, impoverished communities. Adults in correctional education programs cite future jobs after release and gaining knowledge as reasons to attend education programs. Even so, the proportion of adults completing these programs and gaining credentials is even lower than earlier research reported. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Coalition on Adult Basic Education. PO Box 1820 Cicero, NY 13039. Tel: 888-442-6223; e-mail: journal@coabe.org; Web site: https://coabe.org/coabe-journal/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01