Building Partnerships for Excellence in Correctional Education. A National Conference on Correctional Education. Proceedings (Arlington, Virginia, October 21-23, 1985).

Overview & Synopsis

These proceedings represent major addresses, panel presentations, and abstracts of workshops from a conference to develop partnerships, coordination, and cooperation among the correctional education field. Federal agencies, professional organizations, and the private sector in addressing juvenile and adult offender education needs. The two major addresses consider specific efforts of the U.S. Department of Education in the area of corrections education (Bruce M. Carnes) and characteristics of effective correctional schools (Jacqueline M. McMickens). The topic of the six presentations comprising the Assistant Secretaries Panel (Department of Education) is "Current Support and Projects in Correctional Education: Partnerships and Visions for the Future." The five presentations of the Directors of Federal Agencies Panel address "Federal Concerns and Support for Educating Offenders." Minutes of the meeting of State and Federal Directors of Correctional Education are presented. Abstracts are then provided for the 36 workshops. The abstract for each workshop provides title, presenter, abstract, target population, results of the workshop, and contact person. Representative topics include Chapter I, adult basic and vocational education projects, educational improvement through technology, Federal legislation, Women's Educational Equity Act, National Adult Literacy Initiative, vocational education discretionary programs, learning deficiencies, law-related education, effects of incarceration on parenting, grant writing, special education, library services, National Diffusion Network, transition programs, private sector involvement, correctional educator skills and characteristics, bilingual vocational education, women's vocational programs, and the Job Training Partnership Act. Appendixes contain listings of conference staff, presenters, and participants. (YLB)