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Download full textO'Shea, Daniel P.; Long, Donald W. – 1995
An evaluation was conducted of the Better Opportunities for New Directions (BOND) demonstration that tested the conformance between the Texas Food Stamp Employment and Training (E&T) and Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) programs. The research design was a longitudinal panel approach. First-round interviews with 54 individuals probed…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Demonstration Programs
O'Shea, Daniel P. – 1996
A process evaluation was conducted of the Better Opportunities for New Directions (BOND) demonstration that tested the conformance between the Texas Food Stamp Employment and Training (E&T) and Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) programs. JOBS policies and procedures were applied to eligible Food Stamp recipients; staff serving the two…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Demonstration Programs
Effah, Kofi B.; Murdock, Steve H. – 1994
This paper examines patterns of change in the number of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) recipients in nonmetropolitan and metropolitan Texas counties, 1980-1990. Specifically, the paper analyzes how changes in AFDC enrollment can be explained by demographic and socioeconomic characteristics and the extent to which factors explaining…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Child Welfare, Counties, Demography
Educational Evaluation and Research Associates, Austin, TX. – 1969
Begun in 1964 to meet rehabilitation needs of disabled family heads receiving aid for dependent children (AFDC), this San Antonio project tested ways of eliminating or reducing vocational handicaps and dependency to the point where AFDC recipients could become gainfully employed and participate more effectively as community members. Normal social…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Aptitude, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities
Schexnayder, Deanna T.; And Others – 1992
A Texas study examined the effects of coordination on Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) program services for Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) recipients, the REFOCUS-to-JTPA referral process, and rural program coordination issues. The impact of coordination on JTPA services to AFDC caretakers was determined by conducting a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Career Education, Cooperative Programs
Schexnayder, Deanna T.; Olson, Jerome A. – 1995
The second-year impacts of Texas' Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) program for early participants were analyzed. A quasi-experimental study design was used to analyze data about 13,396 JOBS participants and 13,303 comparison group members. The analysis focused on the labor market outcomes of JOBS participants and their exits from and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Basic Skills, Employment Level
Green, Anson M. – 1998
Students in the Culebra Road GED/JOBS (General Educational Development/Job Opportunities and Basic Skills) class, an adult education class for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) students, created their own website. First, students completed a computer literacy survey to gauge their computer skills. Next, students were encouraged to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Computer Uses in Education, High School Equivalency Programs
PDF pending restorationTexas Univ., Austin. Center for the Study of Human Resources. – 1994
This report on the early implementation of the Texas Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) program and its impact on participants begins with an executive summary. An introduction outlines key research questions, components, and timelines. Section II covers program design and implementation and substate variations. The next five sections…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cost Effectiveness, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Patterns
Schexnayder, Deanna T.; And Others – 1991
This paper reports results of a baseline analysis of Job Training Partnership Act-welfare coordination efforts in Texas. Following an introduction, section II provides a brief overview of the literature on welfare dynamics and program participation and describes Texas programs to move Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) recipients into…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Career Education, Cooperative Programs
Weitekamp, Maurie; Kogan, Deborah – 1997
These matrices summarize the content of the certification/chartering requirements established by nine first-round and three second-round implementation states to deliver services in One-Stop Career Centers. Seven areas or dimensions of design/operations are compared. The narrative accompanying the matrices is divided into two sections--a matrix…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Centers, Certification, Comparative Analysis
Sachs, Heidi – Issue Notes, 2000
This issue of WIN (Welfare Information Network) Issue Notes addresses what populations programs that provide services to incarcerated and released noncustodial parents should target, the support services that should be provided, and where and when these services can be most beneficial. Section 1 offers background. Section 2 answers these policy…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Child Custody, Child Support
Employment Policies Inst. Foundation, Washington, DC. – 1995
This booklet, which is designed to clarify facts regarding the minimum wage's impact on marketplace economics, contains a total of 31 questions and answers pertaining to the following topics: relationship between minimum wages and poverty; impacts of changes in the minimum wage on welfare reform; and possible effects of changes in the minimum wage…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Education, Economic Impact, Employed Parents
Green, Anson M. – 1998
The Culebra Road GED/JOBS (General Educational Development/Job Opportunities and Basic Skills) class provides recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) with remedial academic instruction, job preparedness training, and training in parenting skills. At the suggestion of one of its students, the class undertook a project that…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Class Activities, Dropout Prevention
O'Shea, Daniel P.; Norris, Dave N. – 1997
An evaluation was conducted of the Texas Food Stamp Employment and Training(E&T)/Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Program Conformance Demonstration. The cost analysis determined the impact of the demonstration, the BOND (Better Opportunities for New Directions) program, on costs of administering and providing activity components and support…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Ancillary School Services, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness
AdvoCasey, 2000
This periodical provides accessible, in-depth profiles of programs and policies that have made measurable differences in the lives of children and families. A particular focus is on initiatives that have helped reform child-serving institutions and systems and that have strengthened the physical infrastructure, economic vitality, and social fabric…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Child Welfare, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education
