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Peer reviewedBoles, Brian; Hoehn, Rudy – Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation/La Revue canadienne d'evaluation de programme, 1995
The impact of the Employment Action Pilot Project on employable immigrants on welfare in Edmonton, Alberta (Canada), was studied with 24 immigrant clients, 15 single-parent female immigrants, and over 300 comparisons. Significant differences were not found between program and comparison groups. Impacts other than cost-effectiveness are discussed.…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Employment Programs, Evaluation Methods, Immigrants
