You Can Get It If You Really Want

I was having the worst time trying to find articles relevant to my area of interest. I was beginning to think I was going to change topics.  The information I found was outdated or sponsored by someone with an agenda.  I seemed to be having no luck at all, and then EUREKA!  I had to keep changing my search terms and databases until I hit pay dirt.

Now, not only do I have relevant articles, they are recent.  It seems I'm not the only one interested in the education of single mothers and the impact of welfare to work and other welfare reform measures on education as a tool of transition. 

I believe access to the necessary resources and networks can streamline the process and help these women avoid wasting too much time on the false starts caused by lack of information, resources and a viable support network.

I would like to demonstrate the effectiveness of higher education in helping women transition from welfare to work as well as what factors contribute to or detract from the rate of progress. In many ways, the same tenacity that made me keep looking for articles is a trait that contributes to the rate of progress and effectiveness of efforts to successfully transition from TANF to self sufficiency.

This makes me think of Jimmy Cliff's movie The Harder They Come.  The theme song was 'You Can Get if You Really Want'.  Ivanhoe Martin represents the hopes and aspirations of masses who believe the only ways to overcome poverty are athletics, entertainment or crime.