This book is about poor women, many of them single mothers, Aboriginal, or both, who have defied the odds to become apprenticing carpenters. To do so they have juggled child-care schedules, left abusive partners, and kicked drug habits to participate in a unique intensive retraining program. Through the voices of the women participants and their instructors Little analyzes the program to reveal the struggles and triumphs of low-income women. She demonstrates that there is a desperate need for retraining programs that provide real opportunities for economic independence. She also argues that, in an era of workfare and time-limited welfare, such programs are an effective strategy for welfare reform.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 331.4/2592/0971
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 22
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn---
- ISBN
- 0774811188 9780774851275
- LCCN
- HD6059.6.C32
- LCCN Item number
- R43 2005eb
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- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (x, 182 p.)
- Published in
- Canada
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- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)gtp00521807 (OCoLC)244765211 (CaOOCEL)404243
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web
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Table of Contents
- Contents 8
- Acknowledgments 9
- 1 Introduction 12
- 2 Laying the Foundation 25
- 3 The Everyday Lives of Our Heroes 47
- 4 From Blueprint to Reality: Challenges at the Job Site 83
- 5 Measuring Success 129
- 6 “A Hand Up, Not a Hand Out”: Let’s Get Serious about Retraining 149
- Appendices 155
- Notes 168
- Selected Bibliography 184
- Index 191
- A 191
- B 191
- C 191
- D 191
- E 191
- F 191
- G 191
- H 191
- I 192
- J 192
- K 192
- L 192
- M 192
- N 192
- O 192
- P 192
- R 192
- S 193
- T 193
- U 193
- V 193
- W 193
- Z 193