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Title: The Role of Postsecondary Education in Welfare Recipients' Paths to Self-Sufficiency
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London, Rebecca A. |
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The Role of Postsecondary Education in Welfare Recipients' Paths to Self-Sufficiency Journal of Higher Education 77,3 (May/June 2006): 472-496. Also: http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/journal_of_higher_education/v077/77.3london.html Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Ohio State University Press Keyword(s): College Education; College Graduates; Education; Educational Attainment; Educational Returns; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); Welfare The article discusses educational policies that improve economic outcome and research on postsecondary education for welfare recipients in the United States. Changes in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program limits postsecondary education options for poor people who are trying to escape poverty, promotes a "work first" program, and continues the bias against those with low socioeconomic status. This study relies on data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth and uses an instrumental variables approach to control bias and improve statistical reliability. |
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London, Rebecca A. "The Role of Postsecondary Education in Welfare Recipients' Paths to Self-Sufficiency ." Journal of Higher Education 77,3 (May/June 2006): 472-496.
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