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Implementation/Process Study
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To determine how welfare-to-work programs are implemented; if large-scale, multi-component programs are feasible to operate; and which factors affect the successful implementation of welfare-to-work programs.
To determine what levels of participation could be achieved in mature JOBS programs of different types; how these participation levels compared with the 1980’s programs; participation patterns and the "dosage" of participation; what activities were most emphasized; and the "coverage" of sample members with a welfare participation obligation.
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Impact Study (Controlled Experiment)
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To determine the impacts of mature JOBS programs of different types and how they compare with the 1980’s programs in reducing welfare caseloads, increasing employment and earnings, and reducing poverty.
To determine if some welfare-to-work approaches are more effective than others.
To determine the effect of the JOBS mandate before clients even get to JOBS.
To determine whether impacts vary for different groups of the AFDC population.
To measure the effect of JOBS on the young children of participants.
To measure the impact of different welfare-to-work programs on educational attainment and literacy levels.
To explore whether different types of welfare-to-work programs can change the nature of the welfare system.
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Cost-Benefit Study
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To measure the costs and benefits of different types of welfare-to-work programs and determine whether the programs are cost-effective.
To determine what approaches and strategies are most cost-effective.
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Impact Study (Controlled Experiment)
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The JOBS Child Outcomes Study: This study has been designed to examine both the effects of JOBS on children and the mechanisms that explain any effects that are found. The Child Outcomes sample includes most eligible families with a youngest child aged three to five who are enrolled in the JOBS evaluation in three sites. Analysis of the impacts will rely on follow-up data collected from mothers and children two and five years after random assignment and from schools five years after random assignment.
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