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Download full textWasson, John B. – 1967
In a project to aid the vocational and social rehabilitation of welfare recipients, 82 participants completed training at one of two private business schools. Their average absences per month correlated with age, while grade average did not correlate with any variables. Typing speed correlated with years of education completed, reading…
Descriptors: Attendance, Blacks, Clerical Occupations, Employment
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Direct linkGibson-Davis, Christina M.; Magnuson, Katherine; Gennetian, Lisa A.; Duncan, Greg J. – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2005
This paper uses data from 2 randomized evaluations of welfare-to-work programs--the Minnesota Family Investment Program and the National Evaluation of Welfare-to-Work Strategies--to estimate the effect of employment on domestic abuse among low-income single mothers. Unique to our analysis is the application of a 2-stage least squares method, in…
Descriptors: Employment, Least Squares Statistics, Family Violence, Low Income
PDF pending restorationDowning, Bruce T.; And Others – CURA Reporter, 1984
In 1982-83, a study was conducted of Hmong communities in seven cities or regions across the United States. The study sought to describe general characteristics of the communities, to identify programs which serve the Hmong, and to assess how this group is doing in terms of employment, welfare dependency, the learning of English, and education.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Community Relations, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment
