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Author Stratta, Erica

Title The education of Borstal boys : a study of their educational experiences prior to, and during, Borstal training
Published London : Routledge, 1998

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 228 pages)
Series International library of sociology. The sociology of law and criminology ; v. 6
Sociology of law and criminology ; v. 6.
Contents Cover; THE EDUCATION OF BORSTAL BOYS; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; I THE AREA OF THE RESEARCH; Education: its conception and developmentwithin penal institutions; Educational provision as a part of borstaltraining today.; The area it is proposed to examine in this study; An outline of current research into borstaltraining; The method of selection of the sample; II A DESCRIPTION OF THE SAMPLE; Environment; Intelligence; Previous educational experience; Work record; Criminality; Present offence and borstal allocation
III PREVIOUS EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCEAge on, and attitudes towards, leaving school; Information on schools attended; Examinations; Absence from school; Subjects which have been useful since leavingschool; Subjects which were interesting at school; Preparation for leaving school; Attitude towards leisure; leisure activities; Further education; Future plans and ambitions; IV EDUCATION AS A PART OF BORSTAL TRAINING; Institutions visited; Institutional differences; The training pattern in borstal institutions; Organizational structure; The function of the Tutor Organizer; Educational provision
V AN ALTERNATIVE ROLE FOR EDUCATIONSummary of the important factors of a borstalpopulation which have relevance to education; Education-its development and present role in borstal training; Education-an alternative role; Structural and organizational changes; The need for research; APPENDICES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
Summary First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-223) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Juvenile detention homes -- Great Britain
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology.
Juvenile detention homes
Great Britain
Form Electronic book
LC no. 78465780
ISBN 9781136266096
1136266097