[AAACE-NLA] Fw: correctional education help please

[William R Muth/FS/VCU]

If you know of studies that provide support for a minimum number of 
instructional hours per week, I'll pass it along to our Australian 
colleague.
Thank you!
Bill Muth
VCU



Scott Rennie <rennies at csusb.edu> 
10/15/2008 12:20 PM




Hi everybody-

I met Susan Dawe in Denver.  She is an Aussie researcher and she is 
looking for some research or articles to back up a position on adult 
literacy.  Please see the email below and let me know if you can point me 
to any pertinent research.

Thanks,

Scott

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Subject: 
Reference
Date: 
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:40:45 +1030
From: 
Susan Dawe <Susan.Dawe at ncver.edu.au>
To: 
'Scott Rennie' <rennies at csusb.edu>
References: 
<22550D8918FFD74EBDB6DF00CFAEBA8A2143E938 at MOES.ncver.edu.au>


Hi Scott
No progress on my VET & prisoners chapter yet as Managing Director thought 
there was no argument in the chapter (he is an economist and needs an 
argument for every piece of writing) so the General manager who is a 
labour market economist is reviewing it.
 
Anyway I have just had an interesting query which you might be able to 
help me with.
Apparently prisoners in Victoria are guaranteed 4 hours a week of 
education and training but are not getting it due to overcrowding etc. 
Corrections Victoria  would like to present an argument that there is a 
minimum number of hours a week required to teach literacy i.e. a 
theoretical benchmark (based on pedagogical issues or other reasons). Do 
you know of any research or any benchmarks for prisoners on how many hours 
a week are required to teach literacy?
 
Thanks
Susan
 
Susan Dawe
Senior Research Fellow
Research and Consultancy Branch
National Centre for Vocational Education Research Ltd
Level 11, 33 King William Street, Adelaide.
Contact details:
PO Box 8288 Station Arcade
Adelaide SA 5000
Tel. (08) 8230 8680 (direct)
        (08) 8230 8400 (switchboard)
Fax. (08) 8212 3436
email: susan.dawe at ncver.edu.au
URL: www.ncver.edu.au
 

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California State University, San Bernardino
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