Welfare Reform and Post-Secondary Education in Maine: A Supplemental Bibliography

Authors

Luisa S. Deprez, University of Southern Maine

Abstract

In the September 2005 issue of the Journal, Charles Price authored an article entitled "Reforming Welfare Reform Postsecondary Education Policy: Two State Case Studies in Political Culture, Organizing, and Advocacy" (Volume XXXII, Number 3: 81-106). It is a timely article; the issue of access to postsecondary education for women on welfare is a crucial one. Not only did the 1996 welfare "reform" law heighten the already harsh and punitive attitudes toward poor women raising children on their own, newly incorporated restrictive elements severely hampered, and in some cases eliminated, these women's ability to move off welfare and into stable, well-paying jobs and careers. And while higher education is clearly a key element in attaining those stable, well-paying jobs and careers, it is precisely this pathway, access to and participation in postsecondary education, which was drastically restricted by the 1996 law and subsequent modifications.

Recommended Citation

Deprez, Luisa S. (2006) "Welfare Reform and Post-Secondary Education in Maine: A Supplemental Bibliography," The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 33: Iss. 2, Article 9.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.3165
Available at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol33/iss2/9