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ABSTRACT
Studies about adult education practices in various settings have recognized that learner needs are an integral component of curriculum design and implementation. Prisons are unique environments for conducting education programs and advancing adult education principles and practices. Canada has advanced adult education practices in its federal prisons since 1936 (Fox, 1994). However, research concerning adult education practices in Canadian federal prisons remains infrequent. This study examines what adult education principles and practices advocated by Knowles (1980) are utilized in the Adult Basic Education (ABE) and General Educational Development (GED) classes in one Canadian federal prison. The research shows that Canada, although committed to advancing adult education in its federal prisons, has failed to implement appropriate adult education practices in at least one of its federal prisons.