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Publication Date: April 1999
Publisher: Center for Law and Social Policy
Author(s): Julie Strawn
Research Area:
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