Adolescent outcomes and welfare reform: An analysis based on the survey of program dynamics

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 12, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 63-87

  Trzcinski, Eileen ^a   Brandell, Jerrold ^a   Ferro, Lynda ^a   Smith, Deborah ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Outcomes; PRWORA; Survey of program dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750359203     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J137v12n02_04     Document Type: Article

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