2001
DOI: 10.1080/03634520109379229
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“Welfare‐to‐work”;: An analysis of the communication competencies taught in a job training program serving an urban poverty area

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“…Two-thirds of the 415 participants of these classes who could be contacted after graduation were employed 3 months following program completion; over one-third were employed at 6 months, largely in nursing-assistant positions. The employment participation rate was higher than the 50% figure reported by many job-training programs, as economicallydisadvantaged populations tend to shuttle continuously between public assistance and training (Waldron, Lavitt, & McConnaughy 2001). Some of the recent follow-up studies of welfare-to-work programs, as well as Rhode Island's own 1 year follow-up study of former welfare beneficiaries in 2001 (Lockwood and Ryan, 2002), document better success rates (Grossman, 1999;Ream, Wagner, & Knorr, 2001;Solomon, 2001).…”
Section: The New England Gerontology Academymentioning
confidence: 47%
“…Two-thirds of the 415 participants of these classes who could be contacted after graduation were employed 3 months following program completion; over one-third were employed at 6 months, largely in nursing-assistant positions. The employment participation rate was higher than the 50% figure reported by many job-training programs, as economicallydisadvantaged populations tend to shuttle continuously between public assistance and training (Waldron, Lavitt, & McConnaughy 2001). Some of the recent follow-up studies of welfare-to-work programs, as well as Rhode Island's own 1 year follow-up study of former welfare beneficiaries in 2001 (Lockwood and Ryan, 2002), document better success rates (Grossman, 1999;Ream, Wagner, & Knorr, 2001;Solomon, 2001).…”
Section: The New England Gerontology Academymentioning
confidence: 47%
“…Waldron and colleagues (Waldron and Lavitt 2000;Waldron, Lavitt, and McConnaughy 2001) studied one such training program that was offered as part of a government-funded "welfare to work" initiative. Working with individuals or groups, trainers help employees develop the social skills needed in an evolving workplace.…”
Section: Workforce Preparation Programsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Waldron et al (2001) argue that these programs may also be more subjected to local political forces that have an interest in program success or failure. Indeed, we found numerous instances of training oriented to well-educated professional populations, such as managers, technical personnel, or physicians.…”
Section: Workforce Preparation Programsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Operating on the assumption that it is better to teach a person to fish than to give away fish, numerous welfare-to-work programs, secular and faith-based, teach a diversity of these life skills (Fisher & Martin, 2000;Kilgos & Valentine, 2006;Vail, Kratzer, Cummings & Galindo, 2003;Waldron & Lavitt, 2001;Zunz, Wichroski & Hebert, 2005).…”
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