LEADER 04204nam 22006254a 450 001 9910810848203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-309-17134-2 010 $a1-280-21010-9 010 $a9786610210107 010 $a0-309-56501-4 035 $a(CKB)110986584753234 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000150778 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11158996 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000150778 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10281466 035 $a(PQKB)11316552 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3564051 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3564051 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10068415 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL21010 035 $a(OCoLC)697596982 035 $a(EXLCZ)99110986584753234 100 $a20010430d2001 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aEvaluating welfare reform in an era of transition /$fPanel on Data and Methods for Measuring the Effects of Changes in Social Welfare Programs ; Robert A. Moffitt and Michele Ver Ploeg, editors 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, DC $cNational Academy Press$dc2001 215 $axii, 253 p. $cill 300 $a"Committee on National Statistics, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council." 311 $a0-309-07274-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aMachine generated contents note: I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- The Panel, 1 -- Findings, 2 -- Key Questions of Interest, 3 -- Evaluation Methods for the Questions of Interest, 7 -- Data for Monitoring and Evaluating Social Welfare Programs, 8 -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- The Panel, 14 -- Policy Background, 16 -- Structure of the Report, 23 -- 2 WELFARE REFORM MONITORING AND EVALUATION: -- THE CURRENT LANDSCAPE -- Descriptive and Monitoring Studies, 26 -- Studies of Welfare Leavers and Related Groups, 28 -- Randomized Experiments 30 -- Caseload and Other Econometric Models, 3I -- Process, Implementation, and Qualitative Studies, 33 -- R Other Welfare Reform Studies, 34 -- Studies on Topics Related to Welfare Reform, 34 -- 3 RESEARCH QUESTIONS AND POPULATIONS -- OF INTEREST -- Populations of Interest, 37 xi -- Outcomes of Interest, 39 -- Questions of Interest, 41 -- Nationwide Versus Individual State Assessments, 49 -- Assessment, 50 -- 4 EVALUATION METHODS AND ISSUES -- Overview of Evaluation Methods, 55 -- Evaluation Methods for the Questions of Interest, 63 -- Issues in Evaluation Methodology, 73 -- Assessment of Current Evaluation Efforts, 93 -- Next Steps, 99 -- 5 DATA NEEDS AND ISSUES -- Survey Data, 104 -- Administrative Data, 128 -- Data Access and Confidentiality, 138 -- Program Description Data, 141 -- Qualitative Data, 144 -- Summary and Assessment of the Current Data Infrastructure, 146 -- 6 ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES FOR MAINTAINING THE -- DATA INFRASTRUCTURE -- The Current System, 150 -- A Proposed System, 154 -- REFERENCES -- APPENDICES -- A Major Current Welfare-Related Research Sponsored -- by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services -- B Summary of Current Welfare Reform Projects -- C The Statistical Power of National Data to Evaluate Welfare Reform -- John Adams and V. Joseph Hotz -- D Summaries of National-Level Survey Data Sets Relevant to -- Welfare Monitoring and Evaluation -- BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF -- PANEL MEMBERS AND STAFF INDEX. 517 3 $aWelfare reform 606 $aPublic welfare$zUnited States$xEvaluation 606 $aPublic welfare administration$zUnited States$xEvaluation 606 $aSocial surveys$zUnited States$xEvaluation 615 0$aPublic welfare$xEvaluation. 615 0$aPublic welfare administration$xEvaluation. 615 0$aSocial surveys$xEvaluation. 676 $a361.973 701 $aMoffitt$b Robert$0120908 701 $aVer Ploeg$b Michele$01085439 712 02$aNational Research Council (U.S.).$bPanel on Data and Methods for Measuring the Effects of Changes in Social Welfare Programs. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910810848203321 996 $aEvaluating welfare reform in an era of transition$94031482 997 $aUNINA