Welfare to Work Programs: The Critical Role of Skills


 

Publication Date: April 1999

Publisher: Center for Law and Social Policy

Author(s): Julie Strawn

Research Area: Education

Type: Brief

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

Describes the shift from basic education to job search and the benefits and limits of both approaches and then argues for a flexible balanced approach that offers job search, education, job training, and work. This short paper incorporates findings from, and includes new research since the publication of, Beyond Job Search of Basic Education: Rethinking the Role of Skills in Welfare Reform