Research Catalog

Title

Evaluating the effectiveness of correctional education : a meta-analysis of programs that provide education to incarcerated adults / Lois M. Davis, Robert Bozick, Jennifer L. Steele, Jessica Saunders, Jeremy N.V. Miles.

Author

Davis, Lois M.

Publication

Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, [2013]

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Details

Description

xxiii, 85 pages : illustrations; 28 cm

Summary

After conducting a comprehensive literature search, the authors undertook a meta-analysis to examine the association between correctional education and reductions in recidivism, improvements in employment after release from prison, and learning in math and in reading. Their findings support the premise that receiving correctional education while incarcerated reduces an individuaĺ⁰9Сs risk of recidivating. They also found that those receiving correctional education had improved odds of obtaining employment after release. The authors also examined the benefits of computer-assisted learning and compared the costs of prison education programs with the costs of reincarceration.

Series Statement

Report ; RR-226-BJA

Subject

• Prisoners > Education > United States
• Criminals > Rehabilitation > United States

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 81-85).

Contents

Introduction -- Study Methodology -- The Relationship Between Correctional Education and Recidivism -- The Relationship Between Correctional Education and Employment -- The Relationship Between Computer-Assisted Instruction and Academic Performance -- Conclusions -- Appendix A: Document Identification Parameters and Sources -- Appendix B: Scientific Review Team Members -- Appendix C: Meta-Analysis Diagnostic Tests -- Appendix D: Scientific Review Data Abstraction Protocol -- Appendix E: Eligibility Status for Inclusion into the Meta-Analysis -- Appendix F: Summaries of Studies Included in the Recidivism Meta-Analysis -- Appendix G: Summaries of Studies Included in the Employment Meta-Analysis -- Appendix H: Summaries of Studies Included in the Computer-Assisted Instruction Meta-Analysis.

Call Number

JFF 17-379

ISBN

• 9780833081087
• 083308108X

LCCN

2013032924

OCLC

856861285

Author

Davis, Lois M.

Title

Evaluating the effectiveness of correctional education : a meta-analysis of programs that provide education to incarcerated adults / Lois M. Davis, Robert Bozick, Jennifer L. Steele, Jessica Saunders, Jeremy N.V. Miles.

Publisher

Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, [2013]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Report ; RR-226-BJA

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 81-85).

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Electronic Version: Publisher's web page for this work, including abstract, table of contents, and link to scanned depiction of full text:

Other Form:

Online version: Davis, Lois M. Evaluating the effectiveness of correctional education. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, [2013] 9780833081308 (DLC) 2013034510

Research Call Number

JFF 17-379