Cognitive Dissidents Bite the Dust--The Demise of University Education in Canada's Prisons.

Duguid, Stephen

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ERIC Number: EJ550285

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Publication Date: 1997

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Cognitive Dissidents Bite the Dust--The Demise of University Education in Canada's Prisons.

Duguid, Stephen

Journal of Correctional Education, v48 n2 p56-68 Jun 1997

Discusses the 1993 termination of postsecondary education programs in Canadian prisons. Contrasts this with a follow-up study of 654 released offenders, showing the effects higher education had on their successful post-prison lives. (SK)

Descriptors: College Programs, Correctional Education, Correctional Rehabilitation, Foreign Countries, Outcomes of Education, Postsecondary Education, Program Termination, Recidivism

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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