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1 online resource |
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1. Introduction -- 2. Welfare Reform Monitoring and Evaluation: The Current Landscape. Descriptive and Monitoring Studies. Studies of Welfare Leavers and Related Groups. Randomized Experiments. Caseload and Other Econometric Models. Process, Implementation, and Qualitative Studies. Other Welfare Reform Studies. Studies on Topics Related to Welfare Reform -- 3. Research Questions and Populations of Interest. Populations of Interest. Outcomes of Interest. Questions of Interest. Nationwide Versus Individual State Assessments. Assessment -- 4. Evaluation Methods and Issues. Overview of Evaluation Methods. Evaluation Methods for the Questions of Interest. Issues in Evaluation Methodology. Assessment of Current Evaluation Efforts. Next Steps -- 5. Data Needs and Issues. Survey Data. Administrative Data. Data Access and Confidentiality. Program Description Data. Qualitative Data. Summary and Assessment of the Current Data Infrastructure -- 6. Administrative Issues for Maintaining the Data Infrastructure. The Current System. A Proposed System -- App. A. Major Current Welfare-Related Research Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services -- App. B. Summary of Current Welfare Reform Projects -- App. C. The Statistical Power of National Data to Evaluate Welfare Reform / John Adams and V. Joseph Hotz -- App. D. Summaries of National-Level Survey Data Sets Relevant to Welfare Monitoring and Evaluation |
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Annotation This volume is the result of analysis done by the National Research Council Panel on Data and Methods for Measuring the Effects of Changes in Social Welfare Programs, which consists of scholars and professionals in economics, social work, and other related fields, to determine whether or not welfare reform has worked. The panel looked specifically at research already done and determined that the studies have done a fair job of monitoring the progress of low-income populations, but that the evaluative studies have been unable to address many of the important questions regarding welfare reform and its effects. The panel was also concerned that there is no overarching agenda for evaluating policy changes, and therefore discerned several important questions for future research. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) |
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Scholarly & Professional National Academies Press |
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English |
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Public welfare administration -- United States -- Evaluation
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Public welfare -- United States -- Evaluation
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Social surveys -- United States -- Evaluation
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Public welfare administration -- Evaluation
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Public welfare -- Evaluation
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Social surveys -- Evaluation
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United States
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Electronic book
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Ver Ploeg, Michele, editor
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National Research Council, Panel on Data and Methods for Measuring the Effects of Changes in Social Welfare Programs Staff, Contribution by.
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9780309072748 |
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0309072743 |
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