What Works Best for Whom: Impacts of 20 Welfare-to-Work Programs by Subgroup. Executive Summary. National Evaluation of Welfare-to-Work Strategies.

Autor/inn/en	Michalopoulos, Charles; Schwartz, Christine
Institution	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (DHHS), Washington, DC.; Department of Education, Washington, DC. Office of the Under Secretary.; Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC.; Administration for Children and Families (DHHS), Washington, DC.; Manpower Demonstration Research Corp., New York, NY.
Titel	What Works Best for Whom: Impacts of 20 Welfare-to-Work Programs by Subgroup. Executive Summary. National Evaluation of Welfare-to-Work Strategies.
Quelle	(2000), (30 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Basic Skills; Client Characteristics (Human Services); Comparative Analysis; Delivery Systems; Depression (Psychology); Disadvantaged; Education Work Relationship; Educational Strategies; Employment Level; Employment Patterns; Employment Programs; Employment Qualifications; Employment Services; Followup Studies; Job Skills; Job Training; National Surveys; Outcomes of Education; Program Effectiveness; Psychological Patterns; Salary Wage Differentials; Skill Development; Vocational Education; Welfare Recipients; Well Being; California; Florida; Michigan; Minnesota; Montana; Ohio; Oklahoma; Oregon + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Basic skill; Grundfertigkeit; Auslieferung; Lehrstrategie; Beschäftigungsgrad; Beschäftigungsstruktur; Employment program; Employment programme; Employment programmes; Beschäftigungsprogramm; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Employment service; Arbeitsvermittlung; Follow-up studies; Kontaktstudium; Produktive Fertigkeit; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Sozialhilfeempfänger; Sozialhilfeempfängerin; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Kalifornien
Abstract	The impacts of 20 welfare-to-work programs across the United States were evaluated to determine which clients derive the greatest benefits from different approaches to moving individuals from welfare to work. Of the 20 programs examined, 7 were characterized as employment focused, 5 provided a mix of first activities without an employment focus, 4 were employment focused with a mix of first activities, and 4 were employment focused with job search as the first activity. Measures of psychosocial well-being and barriers to work were typically not strongly related to impacts on earnings. The programs increased earnings about as much for more disadvantaged groups as for less disadvantaged groups. Employment-focused programs tended to be more effective than education-focused programs for the more disadvantaged groups. Programs providing a mix of first activities tended to help the broadest range of people. Although programs that required most individuals to look for work immediately increased earnings faster than programs that directed most participants toward basic education, the differences dissipated over time. It was concluded that the most disadvantaged participants can be helped if resources are targeted toward them and programs are developed to meet their needs. (Sixteen publications from the evaluation are listed.) (MN)
Anmerkungen	Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation, 16 East 34 Street, New York, New York 10016; Tel: 212-532-3200; Web site: http://www.mdrc.org. For full text: http://www.mdrc.org/Reports2000/NEWWS-SubGroup/NEWWS-Subgrou p-ExecSumm.htm or http://www.mdrc.org/Reports2000/NEWWS-SubGroup/NEWWS-Subgrou p-ExecSumm.pdf.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC