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1 online resource (247 pages) |
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text file |
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EFFECTIVE TEACHING IN CORRECTIONAL SETTINGS; CONTENTS; Chapter 1 WHAT THE BOOK IS ABOUT; PART I CORRECTIONAL-EDUCATION BACKGROUNDS; Chapter 2 THE NATURE OF AMERICAN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS; Chapter 3 LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL; PART II INSTRUCTIONAL PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS; Chapter 4 SIGNIFICANT CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDENTS; Chapter 5 ASSIGNING STUDENTS TO PROGRAMS; Chapter 6 MANAGING THE CLASS; Chapter 7 SPECIFYING LEARNING GOALS; Chapter 8 SELECTING TEACHING METHODS; Chapter 9 CHOOSING AND CREATING TEACHING MATERIALS; Chapter 10 ASSESSING STUDENT PROGRESS. |
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PART III POSTSCRIPTChapter 11 A LIKELY FUTURE; Appendix A ESSAY WRITING; Appendix B INSTRUCTIONAL BOOKS; REFERENCES; INDEX. |
| Summary |
This book has a dual purpose: to identify problems faced by people who teach in correctional institutions and to propose solutions for those problems. The intent of this book is to help both new instructors as well as current ones perform their jobs effectively. The book is divided into three parts. The first part introduces the reader to the field of correctional education, describing correctional efforts in America, the kinds of facilities, the inmate populations, and the controversies, including advocates and critics, over providing educational opportunities. A description is provided on th. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Prisoners -- Education -- United States.
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Prisoners -- Education. |
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United States. |
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Effective teaching -- United States.
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Effective teaching. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Thomas, Murray.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Thomas, Robert G. Effective Teaching in Correctional Settings : Prisons, Jails, Juvenile Centers, and Alternative Schools. Springfield : Charles C Thomas Publisher, LTD, ©2008 9780398078164 |
| ISBN |
9780398085988 (electronic book) |
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0398085986 (electronic book) |
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