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Direct linkDohun Kim – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The first two chapters of my dissertation paper detail the role of work-inducing welfare policies on single mother's human capital formation. These chapters focus on the two most important work-inducing policies that have transformed the welfare program in the United States from an out-work to an in-work assistance program: (1) welfare reform in…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Investment, Welfare Services, Welfare Recipients
Peer reviewedMasters, Stanley – Journal of Human Resources, 1981
The Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program, previous efforts to increase the employment of recipients, and the rationale for providing Supported Work to those on AFDC are discussed. The evaluation design, characteristics of those in the sample, and the initial results are also included. (CT)
Descriptors: Employment Level, Evaluation Methods, Income, Welfare Services
Download full textWhite, Richard N. – 1980
A group of interested and academically qualified female Aid to Families with Dependent Children recipients was identified to participate in the assessment of a demonstration program to train female Work incentive Program (WIN) participants. Training for electronics technicians was conducted at DeVry Institute of Technology (Chicago) and Ohio…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Educational Experience, Electronic Technicians, Employment Experience
Department of Labor, Washington, DC. – 1978
The activities presented in this Work Incentive (WIN) program report are those designed to assist the movement of employable Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) recipients from welfare to work and economic independence. The first of seven sections presents statistics on WIN programs, including (1) intake, (2) individuals employed, (3)…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Blacks, Disadvantaged, Educational Opportunities
Opton, Edward M., Jr. – 1971
In-depth interviews with 75 California recipients of Aid to Families of Dependent Children (AFDC) were conducted to determine employment histories and identify possible causes. Expected factors such as family size, education, health, and motivation were not major determinants of work histories in this sample. Unemployment was related most strongly…
Descriptors: Employment Experience, Employment Patterns, Employment Problems, Failure
Peer reviewedBarton, Thomas R.; Pillai, Vijayan K. – Evaluation Review, 1993
Evaluation of the work experience and job training (WEJT) program of Kenosha County (Wisconsin) suggests that it has no effect on length of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), a preventive impact on AFDC cases headed by never-married African-American teenagers, and a negative impact on unemployed parent cases. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Blacks, Job Training, Parents
Peer reviewedDanziger, Sandra K. – Journal of Human Resources, 1981
This paper reports a qualitative study of what difference it makes to the participants to have completed the Supported Work program. For the majority, Supported Work brought steadier jobs, higher wages and fringe benefits, increased self-confidence, and independence. (Author/CT)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Economic Development, Employment Patterns, Females
Hamilton, Gayle; And Others – 1988
The San Diego (California) Saturation Work Initiative Model (SWIM) was part of the Social Security Administration's two-site demonstration of saturation work programs in an urban area. The multicomponent program operated from July 1985 until late 1987, when it was replaced by a new statewide initiative called the Greater Avenues for Independence…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Incentives, Job Search Methods, Program Development
Peer reviewedSandefur, Gary D.; Cook, Steven T. – Social Forces, 1998
Data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth indicate that the likelihood of permanently leaving Aid to Families with Dependent Children decreased with the length of time that women received benefits, and was also affected by marital status, number of children, educational attainment, job-related skills, employment experience, and the…
Descriptors: Client Characteristics (Human Services), Educational Attainment, Employment Experience, Females
Moffitt, Robert – 1989
Existing research evidence on the ability of several kinds of public policy used to increase labor force attachment among the disadvantaged indicates that (1) policies for reform of the U.S. welfare system do not substantially help the problem; (2) increasing child support payments would have essentially no effects on the work effort and earnings…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Economic Factors, Economic Impact, Economic Research
Pawasarat, John; And Others – 1991
This report consists of tabulations by county for the entire 1987 and 1988 population receiving Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and the entire population in the Work Experience and Job Training (WEJT) and Community Work Experience (CWEP) programs in Wisconsin. The tables include a complete history of all reported earnings data for…
Descriptors: County Programs, Economic Progress, Employment Programs, Employment Statistics
Greenberg, Mark – 1988
This document outlines all areas of the Family Support Act of 1988 that States should consider when implementing the mandated Jobs Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) Program to provide a work/education/training program for recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). The following areas are addressed: (1) time frames and…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adult Basic Education, Compliance (Legal), Federal Legislation
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1987
This report presents the results of an evaluation of state workfare programs created since 1981, when Congress authorized work program options that let State Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) agencies experiment with new approaches. The report, divided into seven chapters, focuses on program characteristics, participants, how the…
Descriptors: Federal State Relationship, Job Training, Participant Characteristics, Postsecondary Education
Whitener, Leslie A. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1991
Describes the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Program (JOBS) which creates education, training, and employment opportunities for those who receive Aid to Families with Dependent Children. Questions the effectiveness for rural areas resulting from: (1) limited employment opportunities; (2) characteristics of the eligible rural population; and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Employment Programs, Federal Programs
Gilbert, Neil; And Others – 1992
This longitudinal study examined the California Greater Avenues for Independence (GAIN) program, which mandated that recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) work, prepare for work, or attend school after their youngest child reached 6 years of age. Interviews with 255 single AFDC mothers with one or more children under the age…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Day Care, Employed Parents, Family Life
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