Adult Education & Literacy Resource Collection
Explore a collection of 838 high-quality multimedia instructional resources, informed by research, for use by adult educators. These resources have been reviewed by subject matter experts and recommended and approved by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE), Division of Adult Education and Literacy. Search the collection by category, keyword, date and more.
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Community-based Correctional Education
2011
This work focuses on "education services offered to individuals serving all or part of their criminal sentence under community supervision (e.g., parole or probation).
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The National Summit on Justice Reinvestment and Public Safety: Addressing Recidivism, Crime, and Corrections Spending
2011
This report summarizes the information presented during the first National Summit on Justice Reinvestment and Public Safety on January 27, 2010. The report highlights the promising practices and the latest thinking on criminal justice policy. This information is meant to spur the expansion of data-driven practices. The report is meant to serve as a "best practice" manual for policymakers and corrections professionals.
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Back to School: A Guide to Continuing Your Education after Prison
2010
The Back to School reentry guide, funded and revised in 2010 by the U.S. Department of Education, is intended to assist adults in state prison planning to pursue or continue their education after release.
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Career and Technical Education Program's Influences on Post-Release Outcomes for Offenders in Virginia
2009
The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of CTE [career and technical education] on time to gain employment post-release, length of employment, and average quarterly earnings among ex-offenders, as well as recidivism” (p. 1). Results and findings are presented for: sample description; the differences in post-release employment measures between CTE program participants and non-participants; the extent to which program participation affects recidivism; and the differences in employment outcomes between participants and non-participants.
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The Current State of Correctional Education
2008
This resource is an overview of the state of correctional education in the United States. It discusses the varying causes that has led to an increase in the need for correctional education along with the different possible solutions for overcoming the challenges posed. This is a good resource for an individual who wants a strong foundation in background information in correctional education.
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Correctional Education as a Crime Control Program
2004
This study compares the cost-effectiveness of these two crime control methods - educating prisoners and expanding prisons. One million dollars spent on correctional education prevents about 600 crimes, while that same money invested in incarceration prevents 350 crimes. Correctional education is almost twice as cost-effective as a crime control policy.
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