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Peer reviewedPeterman, Dana S. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2002
Reports that since the passage of the Welfare Reform Act in 1996, community colleges have invested time and money to create programs that ensure the successful transition of welfare recipients to self-sufficient workers. Cites recent resources on the efforts of educators to improve the status of welfare recipients, particularly in the two-year…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Community Colleges, Educational Resources
Direct linkSzelenyi, 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
