This report documents an evaluation into the effectiveness of the Storybook Dads approach to increase literacy amongst male prisoners and enhance their family or whānau relationships whilst in prison.
Resource download:
Evaluating changes in literacy and social connectedness as a result of Storybook Dads programme (PDF, 2.2Mb)
Making a difference in prison with Storybook Dads (PDF, 200Kb)
Background:
An 18-month project, completed in 2012 by The Methodist Mission, to examine the effectiveness of the Storybook Dads approach to increasing literacy amongst male prisoners and investigate how the programme might enhance their family or whānau relationships whilst in prison.
Pilot study resource prepared by Charles Pearce and Alexandra Fusco.
Evaluation report prepared by John Crawford-Smith, Desiree Mahy, Jacqueline Radwan and Lee Smith.
Co-funded by the Ako Aotearoa National Project Fund (NPF)