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Staff Members' Perceptions Of General Education Development Programs In Virginia's Correctional System, Andrew Lee Beamon
Staff Members' Perceptions Of General Education Development Programs In Virginia's Correctional System, Andrew Lee Beamon
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The Virginia Department of Corrections mandates that all offenders without a high
school diploma or general equivalency diploma (GED) are required to be enrolled in
GED programs offered in the prison system. However, these programs have shown
varying rates of success. Supported by the constructivist theory, the purpose of this
qualitative case study was to identify how correctional education staff members
perceived the effectiveness of the GED programs. Data from surveys and interviews with
9 educational correctional staff members were collected and analyzed for themes.
Findings indicated that (a) participants use computer software for effective instruction,
(b) offenders who were …