Improving Basic Skills: The Effects of Adult Education in Welfare-to-Work Programs. National Evaluation of Welfare-to-Work Strategies.

Autor/inn/en	Bos, Johannes M.; Scrivener, Susan; Snipes, Jason; Hamilton, Gayle
Institution	Manpower Demonstration Research Corp., New York, NY.
Titel	Improving Basic Skills: The Effects of Adult Education in Welfare-to-Work Programs. National Evaluation of Welfare-to-Work Strategies.
Quelle	(2002), (270 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Adult Learning; Basic Skills; College Programs; Comparative Analysis; Education Work Relationship; Educational Attainment; Educational Research; Employment Level; Employment Programs; Employment Qualifications; English (Second Language); Enrollment Trends; High School Equivalency Programs; Literacy Education; Literature Reviews; National Surveys; Outcomes of Education; Performance Factors; Postsecondary Education; Program Effectiveness; Public Policy; Salary Wage Differentials; Skill Development; State Programs; Welfare Recipients; Welfare Services; California; Georgia; Michigan; Ohio; Oklahoma; Oregon; General Educational Development Tests + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Adulte education; Basic skill; Grundfertigkeit; Studienprogramm; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Beschäftigungsgrad; Employment program; Employment programme; Employment programmes; Beschäftigungsprogramm; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Leistungsindikator; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Öffentliche Ordnung; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Regierungsprogramm; Sozialhilfeempfänger; Sozialhilfeempfängerin; Fürsorgeeinrichtung; Kalifornien
Abstract	The effects of adult education in welfare-to-work programs were examined in a national evaluation of welfare-to-work strategies. The evaluation used a random research design to estimate the overall effects of welfare-to-work programs in the following states: Georgia, Ohio, Michigan, Oklahoma, Oregon, and California. The study focused on the following issues: the quality of the education services provided; the extent to which welfare recipients participate in education and earn education credentials; the value of the education services provided; and the value of basic skills and education credentials in the labor market during the mid-1990s. The following were among the key findings: (1) even when welfare recipients preferred not to enter adult education, welfare-to-work programs substantially increased their receipt of such education; (2) assignment to education-focused programs did not generally appear to have substantial payoffs for welfare recipients in terms of education outcomes; and (3) earning a General Educational Development (GED) certificate, increasing basic skills, or subsequently participating in postsecondary programs yielded substantial benefits in terms of employment, earnings, and self-sufficiency. The following items are appended: discussions of the data sources and research samples; five supplementary tables; and descriptions and discussions of the survey instruments and subgroups.( Contains 63 references and 54 tables/figures.) (MN)
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