ERIC - Search Results

Descriptor

Adult Basic Education	1
Educational Needs	1
Employment Programs	1
Family Literacy	1
Family Needs	1
Federal Legislation	1
Federal Programs	1
Intergenerational Programs	1
Literacy Education	1
Outcomes of Education	1
Primary Education	1
State Federal Aid	1
State Regulation	1
Welfare Recipients	1
Welfare Reform	1
Welfare Services	1
More ▼

Source

Author

Dalton, Debbie	1
Peyton, Tony	1
Wheeler, Mary Gwen	1

Publication Type

Information Analyses	1
Reports - Evaluative	1

Education Level

Audience

Location

Laws, Policies, & Programs

Assessments and Surveys

What Works Clearinghouse Rating

Showing one result Save | Export

States Can Use Family Literacy Programs To Support Welfare Reform Goals. Issue Brief.

Download full text

Peyton, Tony; Wheeler, Mary Gwen; Dalton, Debbie – 1998

Studies have shown an inextricable link between under-education and chronic, intergenerational welfare dependency. With welfare reform focusing on moving individuals into the workforce more quickly, state welfare reform efforts to assist low-income parents and their children are needed. Incorporating family literacy instruction into…

Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Educational Needs, Employment Programs, Family Literacy