Marika N. Ripke
University of Texas at Austin
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Developmental Psychology | 2005
Aletha C. Huston; Greg J. Duncan; Vonnie C. McLoyd; Danielle A. Crosby; Marika N. Ripke; Thomas S. Weisner; Carolyn A. Eldred
The impacts of New Hope, a program to increase parent employment and reduce poverty, were measured 5 years after parents were randomly assigned to program or control groups. New Hope had positive effects on childrens school achievement, motivation, and social behavior, primarily for boys, across the age range 6-16. In comparison to impacts measured 2 years after program onset, effects on achievement were robust, but effects on social behavior were reduced. The program produced improvements in family income and use of organized child care and activity settings, suggesting possible pathways by which the New Hope package of policies influenced childrens behavior.
Review of Research in Education | 2002
Marika N. Ripke; Danielle A. Crosby
Economic well-being and educational attainment go hand in hand. Linked to future employability and financial well-being, education is often considered the primary way to “get ahead” in society. It is ironic, then, that even as the Bush administration touts the importance of education, particularly for disadvantaged children, education for low-income adults has taken a back seat in recent years to the “work-first” approach of welfare reform. The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996 effectively ended 61 years of federally guaranteed cash assistance to poor families and, in its place, created a time-limited program focused primarily on reducing welfare caseloads and increasing employment. Many consider the law to be the single most important welfare legislation since the inception of the system in 1935. The 1996 legislation differs from previous legislation primarily because it emphasizes the rapid movement from welfare to work and thereby greatly reduces opportunities for welfare recipients to engage in such human capital development activities as education and job training. Proponents of the “work-first” philosophy of welfare reform argued that getting parents into the workforce quickly would benefit families by providing important work experience for adults, positive role models for children, and possibly increased family income. Opponents, on the other hand, worried that strong employment requirements coupled with few supports would greatly exacerbate hardship for families already at risk. Now, years after the passage of PRWORA, the impact of welfare reform on poor families continues to be widely discussed, and it appears that policymakers on each side of the debate have had some of their objectives, as well as some of their fears, realized.
Archive | 2006
Aletha C. Huston; Marika N. Ripke
Archive | 2003
Aletha C. Huston; Cynthia. Miller; Lashawn. Richburg-Hayes; Greg J. Duncan; Carolyn A. Eldred; Thomas S. Weisner; Edward D. Lowe; McLoyd. Vonnie C.; Danielle A. Crosby; Marika N. Ripke; Cindy Redcross
Archive | 2006
Aletha C. Huston; Marika N. Ripke
Archive | 2006
Aletha C. Huston; Marika N. Ripke
Archive | 2006
Aletha C. Huston; Marika N. Ripke
Archive | 2006
Aletha C. Huston; Sylvia R. Epps; Mi Suk Shim; Greg J. Duncan; Danielle A. Crosby; Marika N. Ripke
Archive | 2003
Aletha C. Huston; Cynthia Miller; Lashawn. Richburg-Hayes; Greg J. Duncan; Carolyn A. Eldred; Thomas S. Weisner; Edward D. Lowe; McLoyd. Vonnie C.; Danielle A. Crosby; Marika N. Ripke; Cindy Redcross
Archive | 2003
Sylvia R. Epps; Seoung Eun Park; Aletha C. Huston; Marika N. Ripke