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Lost In Transition: Welfare To Work In Louisiana, Theresa C. Davidson
Lost In Transition: Welfare To Work In Louisiana, Theresa C. Davidson
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
The decline in welfare rolls coupled with the increase in work activity among former recipients since the mid-nineties might indicate that welfare reform legislation has been a success. This is only part of the story describing the impact of welfare reform. Although many have exited the rolls, a significant number still have not found work, others remain on aid, and some struggle through the transition relying on a combination of welfare and work. Even those who fit the narrow definition of "success" and have left welfare for formal employment experience significant hardship. Overall, regardless of work and welfare status, most …
Barriers To Educational Attainment For Rural Women Exiting Welfare, Lynda W. Carville
Barriers To Educational Attainment For Rural Women Exiting Welfare, Lynda W. Carville
LSU Master's Theses
In this paper I look at 12 women who were on welfare and their barriers to becoming self sufficient through education. They are in rural areas in the state of Louisiana and relied on welfare as a support system. I will examine their abilities to eventually obtain education and stable employment. In this paper, I use the qualitative data provided by Dr. Pam Monroe of Louisiana State University to examine the relationships of schooling, skills and recent work experience to the women’s paths to becoming self-sufficient. This study provides information on the extent to which education leads to job stability …