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Nance, Sheryl – Crisis, 1991
The welfare system was designed with good intentions but has been manipulated to the detriment of those who were intended to benefit. The many drawbacks of the welfare system and some suggested reforms are described. One definite starting point is education. (SLD)
Descriptors: Black Culture, Blacks, Economically Disadvantaged, Family Environment
Download full textNightingale, Demetra Smith – 1989
The three sections of this document provide: (1) an overview of welfare work requirement policies from 1935 to 1988; (2) a discussion of the education-related provisions included in the Family Support Act of 1988; and (3) a summary of the likely effects of the increasing emphasis on education for welfare recipients. In the first section, the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Vocational Education, Compulsory Education, Disadvantaged
Taylor, Craig H. – 1994
A study was conducted to investigate the impact of basic education on the lives of adult welfare recipients who were required to return to school as part of their participation in a Family Support Act (FSA) comprehensive welfare reform program and to describe the tensions that developed in a welfare reform program that mandated collaboration…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Students, Basic Skills
