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Direct linkBrock, Thomas; Matus-Grossman, Lisa; Hamilton, Gayle – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2001
Presents the results of a national study examining effectiveness of employment- and education-focused welfare-to-work programs. Considers the implications for community colleges, particularly training for quick employment versus stable jobs that pay a living wage. Concludes that, compared with other institutions, community colleges have the most…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, College Role, Community Colleges, Educational Assessment
Fisher, Pamila J. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2001
Considers the effects of internal and external constituencies on the role of welfare reform in community colleges. Describes how Modesto Junior College (California) built partnerships with county and state employment, social services, welfare, and other agencies to develop effective job-training programs. (NB)
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Agency Cooperation, Community Colleges, Institutional Cooperation
Bombach, Kathleen – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2001
Discusses how El Paso Community College (Texas) linked welfare-to-work participants to college credit programs that offer realistic pathways to certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor degrees. Stresses training for employment that offers a living wage over immediate employment. (AUTH/NB)
Descriptors: Academic Education, Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Community Colleges
Pampe, Kathleen Vespa – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2001
Discusses community colleges and welfare-to-work programs from a rural perspective, specifically in Illinois. Examines the barriers to rural welfare recipients in terms of job placement, benefits of collaborative efforts, and importance of education and training. (Contains 11 references.) (AUTH/NB)
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Community Colleges, Job Training, Poverty Programs
Ream, John W.; Wagner, Brenda G; Knorr, Robin C. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2001
Focuses on the development and implementation of a customer service call center training program, implemented by Metropolitan Community Colleges (Missouri) to assist welfare recipients overcome the obstacles facing them in the workplace. Discusses components of the program, and its effects on both the consumer and the corporate community. (AUTH/NB)
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Community Colleges, Continuing Education, Job Skills
Szelenyi, Katalin – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2001
Offers information on welfare-to-work programs at community colleges. Suggests that all community colleges, including those without such programs, can use existing research to maximize the commitment to further educational opportunities for disadvantaged individuals. (Contains 16 references.) (AUTH/NB)
Descriptors: Academic Education, Adult Vocational Education, Community Colleges, Economically Disadvantaged
Higgins, Daniela – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2001
Argues that academic skills, in addition to job skills, are crucial for taking people off the welfare rolls. Discusses postsecondary training programs and services for welfare recipients at the Community College of Aurora in Colorado. (NB)
Descriptors: Academic Education, Adult Vocational Education, Community Colleges, Continuing Education
Download full textLisman, C. David, Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2001
Articles in this journal discuss the role of community colleges in educating welfare recipients since President Clinton signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) in 1996. Under the new legislation, a new block grant, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), was launched in July 1997, eliminating…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Community Colleges, Degrees (Academic), Economically Disadvantaged
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
