Book/Printed Material Evaluation of North Carolina's Pathways from Prison to Postsecondary Education Program

Title

• Evaluation of North Carolina's Pathways from Prison to Postsecondary Education Program

Summary

• Before 2013, incarcerated individuals in North Carolina could enroll in college correspondence courses, but there was no coordinated effort to provide a path toward a postsecondary degree or credential. Furthermore, there was no coordination around reentry. The Vera Institute of Justice's Pathways from Prison to Postsecondary Education Project (Pathways) was a multistate demonstration project in three states-Michigan, New Jersey, and North Carolina-intended to create a continuum of higher education and reentry support services that begin two years prior to an individual's release from prison and continue in the community for two years postrelease, with the goal of educational progression and degree attainment. RAND and RTI International researchers conducted an independent evaluation of the North Carolina Pathways Program, examining the implementation of the in-prison and community components of the program, the experiences of Pathways students and staff, factors that facilitated or hindered their participation in the program, and lessons learned. The findings and recommendations will be of interest to other states, corrections officials, and educators interested in implementing postsecondary education programs for incarcerated adults. Notably, North Carolina Department of Public Safety (NCDPS) continues to fund components of Pathways after the demonstration project ended. Pathways affected how NCDPS approaches both higher education in prison and reentry planning. It has led to more coordination among prisons and probation and parole officers and community resources. Because of Pathways, education has become the fourth pillar of the department's reentry focus (along with housing, employment, and transportation).

Names

• Davis, Lois M., author
• Tolbert, Michelle, author
• RAND Social and Economic Well-Being (Program)
• Rand Corporation

Created / Published

• Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Corporation, [2019]

Contents

• Introduction -- The North Carolina Pathways Program's In-Prison Component -- The North Carolina Pathways Program's Community and Reentry Component -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- Appendix A: Overview of the Pathways Demonstration Project -- Appendix B: Consent Protocols and Focus Group Discussion Guide for Evaluation of the In-Prison Component of the Pathways Program -- Appendix C: Consent Protocols and Focus Group Discussion Guide for Evaluation of the Community Component of the North Carolina Pathways Program.

Headings

• -  Prisoners--Education (Higher)--North Carolina--Evaluation
• -  North Carolina

Notes

• -  "RAND Social and Economic Well-Being."
• -  "Prepared for the Laughing Gull Foundation and the Vera Institute of Justice."
• -  "This research was conducted in the Justice Policy Program within RAND Social and Economic Well-Being"--Preface (page iii).
• -  Also available on the Internet as a PDF file.
• -  Includes bibliographical references (pages 89-91).
• -  Laughing Gull Foundation
• -  Vera Institute of Justice
• -  Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.

Medium

• 1 online resource (xx, 91 pages)

Call Number/Physical Location

• HV8883.3.U52

Digital Id

• https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/gdcebookspublic.2024739315

Library of Congress Control Number

• 2024739315

Rights Advisory

• This is non-restricted, fully open content that may be accessed on and off of the Library of Congress campus, with no restrictions, by an unlimited number of users

Access Advisory

• Unrestricted online access

Online Format

• image
• pdf

LCCN Permalink

• https://lccn.loc.gov/2024739315

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