Post-Secondary Correctional Education: Issues of Functional Illiteracy.

Moke, Paul; Holloway, Jarrell

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ERIC Number: EJ330895

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1986

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Post-Secondary Correctional Education: Issues of Functional Illiteracy.

Moke, Paul; Holloway, Jarrell

Journal of Correctional Education, v37 n1 p18-22 Mar 1986

This article examines the incidence of academic deficiency and functional illiteracy among offenders in a postsecondary prison education program. A descriptive analysis was conducted using aptitude test scores on reading, math, and language from 488 students in a medium security prison in Ohio. Results are presented and analyzed. (CT)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Correctional Education, Functional Literacy, Illiteracy, Language Proficiency, Mathematics Achievement, Postsecondary Education, Prisoners, Reading Ability

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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