A Study of the Dependency Status of A.F.D.C. Mothers Using Day Care. Final Report.

Autor/inn/en	Helfgot, Joseph; Morris, Daniel
Institution	Day Care Council of New York, Inc., NY.
Titel	A Study of the Dependency Status of A.F.D.C. Mothers Using Day Care. Final Report.
Quelle	(1974), (227 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Blacks; Child Welfare; Day Care; Economic Factors; Employed Women; Employee Attitudes; Employment Experience; Employment Opportunities; Employment Problems; Interviews; Low Income Groups; Parent Attitudes; Social Attitudes; Spanish Speaking; Welfare Recipients; New York (New York) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Black person; Schwarzer; Kindeswohl; Tagespflege; Ökonomischer Faktor; 'Female employment; Women''s employment'; Frauenbeschäftigung; Arbeitnehmerinteresse; Occupational experience; Job experience; Work experience; Berufserfahrung; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Beschäftigungssituation; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Elternverhalten; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Sozialhilfeempfänger; Sozialhilfeempfängerin
Abstract	This study analyzes the day care-related perceptions of a group of low-income women who voluntarily enrolled their children in group day care in order to obtain or maintain employment, and explores the employment experiences of these women. Face-to-face unstructured interviews were conducted by trained black or Hispanic interviewers with 157 New York City black, Puerto Rican, or Hispanic mothers who had been on welfare when they enrolled their child in day care. Results showed that mothers maintained a strong positive attitude towards day care programs, services, and personnel. Educational benefits, supervisory services, and other child-centered factors were the primary reasons that the women perceived day care positively. The availability of group day care appeared to support their initial decision to work. Most women decided to go to work for financial reasons, although the jobs they secured were usually low status ones with low wages. Success in employment was found to be positively related to amount of education, working experience, and a favorable job market. Findings are discussed in light of past research in this area, and recommendations are made to increase the effectiveness of social welfare programs. (BRT)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC