Job search assistance programs : research reviews and design options for evaluation / Maryanne Winthrop, editor.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Winthrop, Maryanne, editor.

Series:

• Economic issues, problems and perspectives series.
• Economic Issues, Problems and Perspectives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Job hunting.
• Job hunting--Information services.
• Job hunting--Computer network resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How can federal programs support low-income and low-skilled individuals find and keep employment? Searching for a job is a universal experience for nearly all Americans, but for some low-income and low-skilled individuals, job search may be especially difficult. To support these individuals as they look for employment, many federal programs offer short-term and relatively low-intensity services, known as job search assistance. This book describes an overarching framework for thinking about job search assistance programs, including an overview of service delivery methods, key program components

Contents:

• ""JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS: RESEARCH REVIEWS AND DESIGN OPTIONS FOR EVALUATION""; ""JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS: RESEARCH REVIEWS AND DESIGN OPTIONS FOR EVALUATION""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE""; ""OVERVIEW""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""; ""2. LABOR MARKET CONTEXT""; ""3. FUNDING STREAMS FOR JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE""; ""4. COMMON FEATURES OF JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS""; ""5. THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES""
• ""6. METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES IN INTERPRETING THE EXISTING LITERATURE""""7. EVIDENCE ON JOB SEARCH METHODS AND JOB ACCEPT STRATEGIES""; ""8. EVIDENCE ON JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS""; ""9. CONCLUSION""; ""APPENDIX A. SCHOLARLY REVIEW TEAM AND KEY INFORMANTS""; ""APPENDIX B. DETAILS OF CPS ANALYSIS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 2: DESIGN OPTIONS FOR AN EVALUATION OF TANF JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE""; ""OVERVIEW""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""; ""2. DEFINE THE INTERVENTIONS TO BE TESTED AND RESEARCH QUESTIONS""; ""3. DEFINE KEY MEASURES AND POSSIBLE DATA SOURCES""
• ""4. DESIGN OPTIONS FOR MEASURING CAUSAL IMPACTS ON INDIVIDUALS""""5. DESIGN OPTIONS FOR MEASURING GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM EFFECTS""; ""6. DETERMINE NEEDED SAMPLE SIZES""; ""7. EVALUATION COMPONENTS TO COMPLEMENT A JSA IMPACT STUDY""; ""8. CONCLUSION""; ""APPENDIX A: BIAS IN EXPERIMENTAL IMPACT MEASURESWHEN JSA PARTICIPANTS DISPLACE OTHER WORKERS:SCHEMATIC ANALYSIS AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONSWITHIN THE EXPERIMENT""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 3: A FRAMEWORK FOR THINKING ABOUT JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""A FRAMEWORK FOR JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE""
• ""MECHANISMS AFFECTING JOB SEARCH""""JSA PROGRAMS â€? TWO CHARACTERIZATIONS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""INDEX""; ""Blank Page""

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 12, 2015).

ISBN:

1-63463-505-1

OCLC:

898475379