Education and Training for Low-Income Women: An Elusive Goal

Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-52

  Bok, Marcia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender and race segregation in education; Welfare reform; Work first

Indexed keywords

EID: 0842281919     PISSN: 08861099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886109903261015     Document Type: Review

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