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  • 019421

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  • Published 2003.
  • 12 pages.

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The Challenge of Teaching (and Learning) in Prison

Publication year: 2003 | Cataloged on: Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: Obstacles to correctional education and ways to manage these challenges are discussed. Sections of this document are: the impact of prison education; obstacles in effective correctional instruction -- eclectic mixture of students, low inmate motivation and participation, traditional process focus, limited resources, and institutional culture and attitudes; effective solutions to meet the challenges are discussed. Sections of this document are: the impact of prison education; obstacles in effective correctional instruction -- eclectic mixture of students, low inmate motivation and participation, traditional process focus, limited resources, and institutional culture and attitudes; effective solutions to meet the challenges; and conclusion.
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