Electronic Proceedings of the Twenty-third Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics

Denver, Colorado, March 17-20, 2011

Paper C015

This is an electronic reprint, reproduced by permission of Pearson Education Inc. Originally appeared in the Proceedings of the Twenty-third Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, ISBN 0-321-68984-4, Copyright (C) 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.


Hybrid Mathematics Courses for Incarcerated Youth

Joyce O'Halloran


Portland State University

M. Paul Latiolais


Portland State University

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ABSTRACT

Education is essential to the success of incarcerated youth preparing to re-enter society. These young people complete many online courses, but mathematics has been problematic for them. The author gives an account of her experiences and assessments of hybrid precalculus courses at a maximum security correctional facility.

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