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Multimethod Assessment of a Child-Care Demonstration Project for Afdc Recipient Families

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  • Peter A. Neenan

    (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

  • Gary L. Bowen

    (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

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This article describes the development of a multifaceted evaluative strategy designed to assess the effects of the offer of guaranteed subsidized child care on the subsequent attainment of welfare independence and aggregate welfare expenditures for Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) recipients with preschool-age children. The rationale for the evaluation approach ultimately adopted proceeds from the recognition that multimethod, triangulated research designs have the potential to be methodologically superior to single-method approaches. This description of the evaluation design, including a discussion of the presenting issue and the evaluation context, is intended as a catalyst to social scientists to develop more complex and multifaceted evaluation designs in social service research.

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  • Peter A. Neenan & Gary L. Bowen, 1991. "Multimethod Assessment of a Child-Care Demonstration Project for Afdc Recipient Families," Evaluation Review, , vol. 15(2), pages 219-232, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:evarev:v:15:y:1991:i:2:p:219-232
    DOI: 10.1177/0193841X9101500204
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    1. Robert M. Hutchens, 1981. "Entry and Exit Transitions in a Government Transfer Program: The Case of Aid to Families with Dependent Children," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 16(2), pages 217-237.
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