CALIFORNIA - DEPARTMENT OF THE YOUTH AUTHORITY EDUCATION PROGRAM, SEPTEMBER 1973

• NCJ Number: 11688
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 37 pages
• Corporate Author: California Dept of the Youth Authority
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS IN JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES WITH DISCUSSION OF SPECIAL CURRICULA.

Abstract

FOLLOWING AN OVERVIEW OF THE SCHOOLS IN THE PROGRAM, A DESCRIPTION IS GIVEN OF THE ACADEMIC, VOCATIONAL, AND COMPENSATORY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. COMMENTS ARE MADE ON SPECIAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS ETHNIC STUDIES, SURVIVAL, AND FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION. A SECTION IS DEVOTED TO STAFF CONCERNS SUCH AS ADMINISTRATION, TEACHERS, TEACHING ASSISTANTS, CORRECTIONAL PROGRAM ASSISTANTS, AND SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS. EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT ARE ALSO DISCUSSED. THE APPENDICES CONTAIN A SCHOOL AND CAMP DIRECTORY, REPORTS PUT OUT BY THE RESEARCH DIVISION OF EDUCATION SERVICES, AND INFORMATION ON EDUCATIONAL FILMS.