What works, and why?; and what doesn't work, and why?: the search for best practices in correctional education

Prison educators frequently ask 'What works?' because they have not had access to the literature of their field and the history of what has been proven to work. This essay outlines the four best documented versions of what has been proven to work, and the nine program elements that they all shared. These elements are: (1) pedagogy/andragogy continuum; (2) vocational education; (3) social education; (4) cultural education; (5) shared responsibility; (6) inclusion; (7) technology; (8) access to a library resource; and (9) configuration of administrative services.

Excerpts from publication.

A shorter version by Thom Gehring and Scott Rennie appeared in the Juvenile Court, Community and Alternative School Administrators of California (JCCASAC) journal, vol. 21, Spring 2008, pp. 23-28. Show less