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Bailey, Thomas; Hughes, Katherine; Barr, Tavis – 1998
Employers' motivations for getting involved in school-to-work internships and their perceptions of the quality of work-based learning placements were examined through a telephone survey of 334 employers participating in 5 school-to-work programs (2 in New York, 2 in Pennsylvania, and 1 in Michigan) and a matching sample of 323 establishments not…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Educational Quality, Educational Trends
Bailey, Thomas; Hughes, Katherine; Barr, Tavis – 1998
A study examined employer involvement in the school-to-work (STW) internship strategy by comparing characteristics of participating employers to a sample of nonparticipants. The five STW programs chosen for study were ones in which students spent a significant amount of time in work-based learning outside the classroom. A telephone survey gathered…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Quality, Educational Research, Employer Attitudes
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Bailey, Thomas; Hughes, Katherine; Barr, Tavis – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2000
Examines the issue of employer involvement in the school-to-work strategy through a survey of 334 employers participating in 5 school-to-work programs and a survey of 323 nonparticipating employers. Data suggest that participants are motivated by philanthropy and that nonparticipants need more bottom-line information to encourage participation.…
Descriptors: Costs, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes, Employers