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…

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…

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.…