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Rights & Permissions Free Resources Display this book on your site! Related Titles Studies of Welfare Populations: Data Collection and Research Issues Evaluating Welfare Reform in an Era of Transition Other Related Titles Data and Methodological Issues for Tracking Former Welfare Recipients: A Workshop Summary (1999) Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education (CBASSE) Citation Manager Export the bibliographic data for this book in your chosen format Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Citation Manager . "Appendix A Workshop Agenda." Data and Methodological Issues for Tracking Former Welfare Recipients: A Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 1999. Please select a format: Page 15   E-mail Share on facebook Facebook Share on delicious Delicious Share on stumbleupon Stumble Share on twitter Twitter More Sharing ServicesMore The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. Appendix A Workshop Agenda Workshop on Evaluating State Welfare Reform Programs: Methods and Data November 13-14, 1998 Lecture Room National Academy of Sciences 2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. Friday, November 13   8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast 9:00 Welcoming Remarks and Objective of Workshop Robert Moffitt 9:15 Topic One: What Are the Policy Questions of Interest? Subtopics: What policies are most important? What outcomes are most important? Adult Outcomes? Child Outcomes? Discussants: Tom Corbett, Kathryn Edin 10:15 Coffee Break 10:30 Topic Two: What Are the Study Populations of Interest? Subtopics: What is the study population? What kinds of leavers are being studied? What about entrants and new entrants? Long-termers vs short-termers? What is the unit of observation? What geographic coverage is obtained? Discussants: Joe Hotz, Rebecca Maynard 11:30 Topic Three: What Methodology Is Used for the Evaluation? Subtopics: What is the counterfactual of interest? How are cohorts defined? Are there comparison groups and what kind? Discussants: Rick Hanushek, Robert Moffitt Page 15 Front Matter (R1-R6) Contents (R7-R7) Introduction (1-1) Purpose of the Workshop -- Purpose of the Welfare Leaver Studies (2-3) Policy Questions of Interest (4-5) Populations of Interest (6-6) Evaluation Methodologies (7-7) Data Issues for Tracking Welfare Leavers (8-11) Conclusion (12-12) References (13-14) Appendix A Workshop Agenda (15-16) Appendix B Workshop Participants (17-19)

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DATA AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES FOR TRACKING FORMER WELFARE RECIPIENTS: A WORKSHOP SUMMARY Appendix A Workshop Agenda Workshop on Evaluating State Welfare Reform Programs: Methods and Data November 13-14, 1998 Lecture Room National Academy of Sciences 2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. Friday, November 13   8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast 9:00 Welcoming Remarks and Objective of Workshop Robert Moffitt 9:15 Topic One: What Are the Policy Questions of Interest? Subtopics: What policies are most important? What outcomes are most important? Adult Outcomes? Child Outcomes? Discussants: Tom Corbett, Kathryn Edin 10:15 Coffee Break 10:30 Topic Two: What Are the Study Populations of Interest? Subtopics: What is the study population? What kinds of leavers are being studied? What about entrants and new entrants? Long-termers vs short-termers? What is the unit of observation? What geographic coverage is obtained? Discussants: Joe Hotz, Rebecca Maynard 11:30 Topic Three: What Methodology Is Used for the Evaluation? Subtopics: What is the counterfactual of interest? How are cohorts defined? Are there comparison groups and what kind? Discussants: Rick Hanushek, Robert Moffitt

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DATA AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES FOR TRACKING FORMER WELFARE RECIPIENTS: A WORKSHOP SUMMARY 12:30 p.m. Lunch 1:30 Topic Four: What Data Are Used for the Evaluation? Subtopics: Administrative data Linkages among adminstrative data sets Survey data Response rates and data quality Discussants: John Czajka, Robert Goerge, Werner Schink 3:00 Break 3:15 Topic Five: Open Discussion of General Issues Topics: Are there broader issues that are not being addressed? How do the evaluations fit into the state's overall research plan? What types of evaluations could be conducted if more time and money were available? Discussion Leader: Robert Moffitt 5:15 Workshop Summary 5:30 Adjourn

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