Program of Human Development and Social Policy & Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University.
Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University.
J Fam Psychol. 2019 Jun;33(4):433-443. doi: 10.1037/fam0000517. Epub 2019 Mar 7.
Two-generation human capital programs for families provide education and workforce training for parents simultaneously with education for children. This study uses a quasi-experimental design to examine the effects of a model two-generation program, CareerAdvance, which recruits parents of children enrolled in Head Start into a health care workforce training program. After 1 year, CareerAdvance parents demonstrated higher rates of certification and employment in the health care sector than did matched-comparison parents whose children were also in Head Start. More important, there was no effect on parents' short-term levels of income or employment across all sectors. CareerAdvance parents also experienced psychological benefits, reporting higher levels of self-efficacy and optimism, in addition to stronger career identity compared with the matched-comparison group. Notably, even as CareerAdvance parents juggled the demands of school, family, and employment, they did not report higher levels of material hardship or stress compared with the matched-comparison group. These findings are discussed in terms of the implications of a family perspective for human capital programs. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
两代人人力资本计划为家庭提供了父母和子女同时接受教育和劳动力培训的机会。本研究采用准实验设计，考察了 CareerAdvance 这一模式两代人计划的效果，该计划招募了参加“先普计划”的儿童的父母参加医疗保健劳动力培训计划。一年后，CareerAdvance 的父母在医疗保健领域获得认证和就业的比例高于其子女也在参加“先普计划”的匹配对照组父母。更重要的是，CareerAdvance 对父母在所有部门的短期收入或就业水平都没有影响。CareerAdvance 的父母还经历了心理上的好处，报告说他们的自我效能感和乐观情绪更高，职业认同感也更强，而与对照组相比。值得注意的是，即使 CareerAdvance 的父母在兼顾学业、家庭和工作的需求时，他们也没有报告说与对照组相比，他们的物质困难或压力水平更高。这些发现从家庭视角对人力资本计划的影响进行了讨论。
