Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	Carville, Lynda W.
URN	etd-11152005-152738
Title	Barriers to Educational Attainment for Rural Women Exiting Welfare
Degree	Master of Science (M.S.)
Department	Human Ecology
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Pamela Ann Monroe Committee Chair Elizabeth (Betsy) Garrison Committee Member Fran Lawrence Committee Member Loren Marks Committee Member
Keywords	education welfare poverty
Date of Defense	2005-10-10
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract In this paper I look at 12 women who were on welfare and their barriers to becoming self sufficient through education. They are in rural areas in the state of Louisiana and relied on welfare as a support system. I will examine their abilities to eventually obtain education and stable employment. In this paper, I use the qualitative data provided by Dr. Pam Monroe of Louisiana State University to examine the relationships of schooling, skills and recent work experience to the women’s paths to becoming self-sufficient. This study provides information on the extent to which education leads to job stability and the lack of education leads to poverty.
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