Curriculum in Juvenile Corrections - College of Education

Curriculum in Juvenile Corrections - College of Education Curriculum in Juvenile Corrections - College of Education

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Why continued… It can be the last opportunity that some students willever have to receive academic and vocationaleducation We need to provide them with: Research based materials Professional development to support curriculum Resources to support curriculumUniversity of Florida Project LIBERATE

What curriculum can provide… By moving toward the principles of positive criminologywe can provide juveniles with educational opportunities,especially those that go beyond walls of facility and allowstudents to adopt legitimate roles in society and help withrehabilitation . Empey & Stafford, 1999 Since the overall purpose of correctional education is toengage youth with positive educational experiences andprepare them for successful reentry to their schools andcommunities ; we must find ways to increase the academicfunctioning of these students while they are in our care. Leone, Krezmien, Mason & Meisle, 2005University of Florida Project LIBERATE

What curriculum can provide… By mov<strong>in</strong>g toward the pr<strong>in</strong>ciples <strong>of</strong> positive crim<strong>in</strong>ologywe can provide juveniles with educational opportunities,especially those that go beyond walls <strong>of</strong> facility and allowstudents to adopt legitimate roles <strong>in</strong> society and help withrehabilitation . Empey & Stafford, 1999 S<strong>in</strong>ce the overall purpose <strong>of</strong> correctional education is toengage youth with positive educational experiences andprepare them for successful reentry to their schools andcommunities ; we must f<strong>in</strong>d ways to <strong>in</strong>crease the academicfunction<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> these students while they are <strong>in</strong> our care. Leone, Krezmien, Mason & Meisle, 2005University <strong>of</strong> Florida Project LIBERATE

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