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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 reviewedCancian, Maria; Meyer, Daniel R.; Wu, Chi-Fang – Social Work Research, 2005
Welfare programs changed dramatically in 1996. Caseloads dropped by more than 9 million recipients over an eight-year period, and millions entered the labor market in the wake of these changes. Since the start of the "welfare revolution," research has emerged to document the new ways former welfare recipients are using federal…
Descriptors: Welfare Recipients, Welfare Services, Family Programs, One Parent Family
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
Mosena, Pat W. – 1986
This report presents findings from the Adolescent Parent Outreach Survey (APOS), a longitudinal survey of mothers under 18 years old in Cook County, Illinois, who were receiving Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) in October 1981. The report provides a profile of adolescent mothers on AFDC, and identifies personal and family background…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Contraception, Dropouts, Early Parenthood
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1977
The aim of the research review reported here was to draw together empirical findings that illuminate the factors affecting Work Incentive Program (WIN) results and contribute to discussion of future welfare, work-training, and employment policies. (WIN, authorized in 1967, has sought to put people on Aid to Dependent Children (AFDC) to work…
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Employment Programs, Family Structure, Federal Programs
