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Dawe, Susan, Ed. – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2007
This book of research readings provides clear evidence that adult prisoners and offenders who participate in vocational education and training (VET) during their sentence are less likely to re-offend. A reduction in recidivism represents significant cost savings to the community. The book highlights recent improvements in the delivery of VET for…
Descriptors: Recidivism, Indigenous Populations, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions
Bailey, Richard W., Ed.; Fosheim, Robin Melanie, Ed. – 1983
Offering a variety of perspectives, the articles in this book are intended for those who teach reading and writing; those who make policy influencing what is taught, how, and to whom; and those individuals who would influence the influential. The 18 articles are grouped into four sections: "Literacy, Politics, and Policies"; "Forms of Literacy";…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Cognitive Processes, Community Role, Content Area Writing