Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Tables and Figures; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The Findings in Brief; An Overview of the Findings from Pre-JOBS Programs; The Studies of Welfare-to-Work Programs; The Results of Key Studies; Critical Unanswered Questions; Sources for Table 1.1; 2. The Context for Evaluating Welfare-to-Work Programs; The Evolution and Distinctiveness of JOBS; A Framework for Understanding the Effects of State JOBS Programs; Estimating Program Impacts; 3. The Studies of Welfare-to-Work Programs; Broad-Coverage Programs; Selective-Voluntary Programs; Education Services.
  • Youth Oriented ServicesSupport Services Tests; References for Evaluation Studies Discussed in Chapter 3; 4. The Knowledge Base: Broad-Coverage Programs; Findings on Participation and Implementation; Findings on Impacts for AFDCs; Findings on AFDC Subgroup Impacts; Findings on Impacts for AFDC-UPs; Benefit-Cost Findings; The Effect of the Program Model and Funding; The Effect of Mandating Participation; The Impact of Administrative Practices; The Importance of Labor Market Conditions and Area Characteristics; Information from Evaluations Currently Being Conducted.
  • 5. The Knowledge Base: Other Evaluations Relevant to JOBSFindings on Selective-Voluntary Programs; Findings on Subgroups and Targeting; Programs that Test Education Services; Youth-Oriented Services; Programs that Test Support Services; Combinations of Program Models; 6. The Critical Open Questions; Appendices; A: Program Costs; B: Supplemental Tables for Chapter 4; C: Supplemental Table for Chapter 5; References; Subject Index; Author Index.