TY - BOOK AU - Thomas,Robert G. AU - Thomas,Murray TI - Effective Teaching in Correctional Settings: Prisons, Jails, Juvenile Centers, and Alternative Schools SN - 9780398085988 AV - HV8883.3.U5 U1 - 365.6660973 PY - 2008/// CY - Springfield PB - Charles C Thomas Publisher, LTD KW - Prisoners KW - Education KW - United States KW - Effective teaching KW - Prisonniers KW - Éducation KW - États-Unis KW - Enseignement efficace KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE KW - Penology KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Social Welfare & Social Work KW - hilcc KW - Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency KW - Social Sciences KW - Electronic books N1 - 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; PART III POSTSCRIPTChapter 11 A LIKELY FUTURE; Appendix A ESSAY WRITING; Appendix B INSTRUCTIONAL BOOKS; REFERENCES; INDEX N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=446191 ER -