Descriptor
Source
Publication Type
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
| Historical Materials | 1 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
| Texas | 1 |
| Washington | 1 |
| West Virginia | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Job Training Partnership Act… | 3 |
| Aid to Families with… | 2 |
| Comprehensive Employment and… | 1 |
| Temporary Assistance for… | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
King, Christopher T.; Schexnayder, Deanna T. – 1992
A multiyear research project was conducted to document and analyze state and local coordination among programs designed to move Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) recipients in Texas from welfare dependency to economic self-sufficiency and to assess the degree to which coordination resulted in movement from welfare into employment. The…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Comparative Analysis, Coordination, Differences
Plein, L. Christopher – 2001
Structured work and training activities for welfare recipients in West Virginia began in 1962 when the state's entire caseload of two-parent families receiving Aid to Families with Dependent Children was enrolled in mandatory work and training activities. In 1980s-1990s, the Community Work Experience Program became an important tool in…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Compliance (Legal), Economic Climate, Economic Opportunities
Download full textKamimura, Gary – 1998
Washington's apprenticeship program was compared to other programs providing preparation for employment. The following were among the items considered in the comparative analysis: gains in job-specific skill competencies; relationship of training to postprogram employment; participant satisfaction; employer satisfaction; employment opportunities;…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Apprenticeships, Basic Skills
