This document is a compilation of papers on adult basic education in corrections presented at eight seminars held for decision makers in corrections. (The seminars provided training in the systems approach for planning and evaluating adult basic education programs for adult offenders in correctional institutions.) The first section focuses on the relationship between personnel training and the design of educational models. The next section is devoted to conceptualization of adult basic education in correctional settings and includes six papers addressed to this topic. The third section is concerned with systematic processing of information for educational management and includes four papers on institutional and community resources, and six papers on the adult basic education learner and the learning process. The fourth section deals with the process of planning adult basic education in corrections and includes six papers on optimizing personnel and time, and three papers on management decisions in corrections. The fifth section is devoted to management decisions related to the provision of learning experiences and consists of five papers on materials and technology for adult basic education in corrections. The last section includes two papers on adult basic education in corrections from the ex-offender's viewpoint. (EM)