Degree Name

Education Specialist (EdS)

Semester of Degree Completion

1979

Thesis Director

Gerhard C. Matzner

Abstract

This project is divided into four basic areas. The first three areas are Chapters 1-3 with area four being the Appendix. Within the abstract the content of each chapter will be discussed followed by the purpose of the content of the appendix.

Chapter 1 discusses the purpose and procedure of the study. The basic purpose of the study was to develop a program manual for a school program within a correctional setting. This program manual would then provide a reference for education staff, security staff, and support resources.

There is a discussion of the administrative aspects of the education program in Chapter 2. The uniqueness of a school district within a department of corrections is addressed at this point. The administrative structure of the school district is reviewed as well as the administrative structure of the correctional institution.

A glossary of acronyms used within the prison education system is also available for the reader of Chapter 2. This is followed by a flow chart of staffing patterns within the school department at the Vandalia Correctional Center. The glossary of acronyms and table of organization is followed by job descriptions for the administrative and secretarial staff in the school department at the center.

Chapter 3 is the largest chapter of the manual in that a description of each program is given as well as a description of a flow chart detailing entrance processes of students into classes. Job descriptions for educators in each of the program areas are available in Chapter 3. It should be noted that program descriptions, flow charts to these programs, and job descriptions are discussed for each program in just that order.

The latter part of the program manual contains forms, reports, etc. used within the school program. These forms were either developed by current school administration as a result of the need for a particular piece of programmatic information or were adopted from existing forms used by I.O.E, Lake Land College, or other educational entities.

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