Descriptor
| Education Work Relationship | 2 |
| Employer Attitudes | 2 |
| Internship Programs | 2 |
| Costs | 1 |
| Educational Quality | 1 |
| Educational Research | 1 |
| Employers | 1 |
| Experiential Learning | 1 |
| High Schools | 1 |
| Job Placement | 1 |
| Participation | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Educational Evaluation and… | 1 |
Author
| Bailey, Thomas | 2 |
| Barr, Tavis | 2 |
| Hughes, Katherine | 2 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 2 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textBailey, 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
Peer reviewedBailey, 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
