Dual-Generation Strategy Initiative Research Brief
Author: Tara Smith
Date: February 2012
Publication Type: Research Brief, 4pp.
Dual-Generation Strategy Initiative Research Brief
Author: Tara Smith
Date: February 2012
Publication Type: Research Brief, 4pp.
Expanding the CareerAdvance® Program in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Authors: Robert W. Glover, Christopher T. King, and Tara Smith
Date: January 2012
Publication Type: Report, 58pp.
(Prepared for the Health Professionals Opportunity Program, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
This report provides the background, rationale, and overview of the first year of implementation of the CareerAdvance® program. The program aims to improve family economic security by providing low-income parents of children in Tulsa’s Head Start and Early Head Start programs with workforce development services and training in high-growth potential sectors such as healthcare and nursing, in addition to adult education programs, peer support, and performance incentives. After the first year of implementation, early signs indicate participants showing high rates of completion.
Local Investments in Workforce Development: 2012 Evaluation Update
Authors: Tara Smith, Christopher T. King, and Daniel G. Schroeder
Date: January 2012
Publication Type: Report, 32pp.
This report is the fifth in a series from an evaluation of seven workforce development programs funded by Travis County, TX. This report examines participants’ labor market outcomes and impacts of program participation for each service provider. The report summarizes the findings to date, beginning with the 2007 participants, and outlines the next steps for research.
Evaluation of Local Workforce Demonstration Projects – Travis County’s REM and GEM Projects
Authors: Tara Smith, Christopher T. King, and Daniel G. Schroeder
Date: January 2012
Publication Type: Report, 14pp.
This report presents finding from two workforce demonstration projects: the Rapid Employment Model, or REM project, and the Gainful Employment Model, or GEM project. This report builds on four prior evaluations for the REM project (2007, 2008, 2010, and 2011), and it also introduces the GEM project and provides outcomes for 2009-2010 GEM participants.
Return on Investment from Capital IDEA
Author: Tara Smith
Date: August 2011
Publication Type: Research Brief. 1pp.
CareerAdvance: A Dual-Generation Program’s Effects on Families and Children
(Presented at Meeting for HPOG University Partnership Research Grants, Washington D.C.)
Investing in Children and Parents: Opportunities and Challenges Facing Dual-Generation Strategies in the US
(Presented at 2011 APPAM Fall Research Conference in Washington DC)
Author: Christopher T. King, Tara Smith, Robert C. Glover
Date: Nov 5, 2011
Publication Type: Presentation. 18 pp.
This presentation, prepared for the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management’s (APPAM) annual Fall Research Conference held in Washington DC, presents an overview of dual-generation policies, including a conceptual framework, an analysis of the major opportunities and challenges for these strategies, and thoughts on next steps for moving forward with a dual-generation agenda.
Investing in Children and Parents: Fostering Dual-Generation Strategies in the United States
Authors: Christopher T. King, Tara Smith, and Robert C. Glover
Date: November 5, 2011
Publication Type: Paper, 34pp. (Prepared for the 2011 APPAM Fall Research Conference in Washington, D.C.)
This paper, prepared for the 2011 Fall Research Conference hosted by the Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management, presents an overview of dual-generation strategies, including a conceptual framework and important components, an analysis of the major opportunities and challenges for these strategies, and thoughts on next steps for moving forward with a dual-generation agenda.
How Effective Are Workforce Development Programs? Implications for U.S. Workforce Policies
Authors: Christopher T. King and Carolyn J. Heinrich
Date: November 2011
Publication Type: Research Paper. 27pp. (Prepared for the APPAM Fall Research Conference 2011.)
In this paper, the authors begin by first describing the programs that encompass workforce development and then examine the evidence and conventional wisdom on the effectiveness of workforce development programs, elaborating on the arguments outlined above that challenge the conventional wisdom and the approaches that have been applied in measuring the effectiveness of workforce development interventions. They conclude by summarizing the arguments and evidence in support of an alternative view that counters the conventional wisdom and finds that workforce development works.
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