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Fitchen, Janet M. – Rural Sociology, 1995
Case study describes a depressed rural New York community that became a migration destination for urban poor people, causing dramatic increases in poverty rate, welfare rolls, and service needs. In-migrants were attracted by low-income housing and, because of their limited job skills, were not deterred by lack of jobs. Discusses community impacts…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Relations, Community Services, Elementary Secondary Education
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Shlay, Anne B.; Holupka, C. Scott – Evaluation Review, 1992
Evaluates the first two years of a local welfare reform demonstration, the Family Development Center (FDC), in Baltimore (Maryland). This quasi-experimental study found the FDC successful in programs designed to increase labor market participation and earnings. FDC participants experienced increases in educational aspirations, self-esteem, and…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Educational Opportunities, Employment Opportunities, Evaluation Methods
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Tribal College, 1999
Describes the success of Nebraska Indian Community College and Northeast Community College (Nebraska) in extending education to unemployed members of the Omaha reservation, who were also receiving welfare benefits, in order to help them build basic skills and self-confidence. Of the 34 students enrolled, 18 were employed within six weeks of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, American Indians, Community Colleges, Job Placement
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Higgins, Patricia C.; Mayne, Janice; Deacon, Patricia; LaComb, Elena – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2001
Presents the story of how a New York county and community college collaborated to create a methodology for welfare reform. Describes the program as stressing the need for mental health and substance abuse program integration, as well as a methodology that includes the entire family unit. (NB)
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Community Colleges, Family Involvement, Family Work Relationship
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Accounting and Information Management Div. – 1994
A study examined states' development of automated systems for the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) program administered by the states, with the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) responsible for program oversight and direction. Results indicated that ACF had not provided direction and focus in its systems development guidance…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Employment Programs, Employment Services, Federal Programs
Reuys, Steve – 1996
The impact of recent changes in the welfare and work force development systems on adult basic education programs and their students was examined at a literacy education provider in Somerville, Massachusetts. The study found that the Student Coalition for Action in Literacy Education (SCALE) program had previously had no difficulty in attracting…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Career Centers
O'Neill, Dave M.; O'Neill, June Ellenoff – 1997
This book presents research results relating to historical trends in the AFDC (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) caseload, the personal characteristics and patterns of welfare participation in a nationally representative sample of young women followed over a 13-year period, and an evaluative survey of the effectiveness of past education,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Births to Single Women, Employment Programs, Fatherless Family
Yu, Corrine M., Ed.; Taylor, William L., Ed. – 1997
In 1993 the Citizens' Commission on Civil Rights concluded that the election of Bill Clinton as President presented a new opportunity to work toward equal opportunity. In 1995, at the midpoint of his first term, the Commission identified the new and often formidable challenges his administration was facing in dealing with issues of equal…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, Disabilities
McDonnell, Lorraine M.; Zellman, Gail L. – 1992
This report and the database on which it is based provide an overview of five federal and state education and training programs: secondary vocational education, postsecondary vocational education, the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), welfare-to-work programs, and state-funded job training. Section 1 describes the study methods, namely…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Finance, Educational Policy, Federal Aid
Nunez, Ralph da Costa – 1995
A study on family structure and values among the poorest of all welfare recipients, homeless families found that not only has the traditional family structure broken down, but that there are stark contradictions between the reality of the lives of homeless women and the values they hold. The traditional family may actually be obsolete for this…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Children, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education
Imel, Susan – 1995
In the nearly 5 years since the passage of the Family Support Act, a body of research related to the convergence of welfare reform and adult basic and literacy education has begun to emerge. Much of it deals directly with the experience of providing adult basic and literacy education to Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) Program…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits
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
Roberts, Brandon; Padden, Jeffrey D. – 1998
This report explores how private sector employers are reacting to, responding to, and participating in welfare-to-work (WTW) efforts. Chapter 1 explains the study background and approach. Chapter 2 examines the environment, perspectives, experiences, and role of business in the WTW process and presents findings about employment patterns of welfare…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Business Responsibility, Employment Patterns
National Center for Family Literacy, Louisville, KY. – 1997
In 1997, the National Center for Family Literacy convened four state policymakers for an audioconference to discuss five issues related to family literacy and its role as a welfare reform strategy. First, with regard to the value of family literacy, policymakers saw literacy as the key to employment and job retention. Second, family literacy was a…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Agency Cooperation, Coordination, Economically Disadvantaged
Long, David A.; Bos, Johannes M. – 1998
This how-to guide, which is designed to assist state and local welfare reform efforts, explains how to design, implement, and manage mandatory stay-in-school (learnfare) programs for teenage parents on welfare. The following topics are discussed in the guide's five chapters: the importance of focusing on teen parents on welfare, Ohio's Learning,…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Check Lists, Dropout Prevention, Early Parenthood
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