Contributors to this volume address the feasibility of work-based education as a reform for the U.S. educational system and consider whether such strategies will work with large numbers of students. Costs, problems of implementation, and alternative approaches are discussed. The following papers are presented: (1) "Introduction" (Thomas Bailey); (2) "Incentives for Employer Participation in School-to-Work Programs" (Thomas Bailey); (3) "Employer Participation in School-to-Work Programs: The Changing Situation in Europe" (Margaret Vickers); (4) "Employer Options for Participation in School-to-Work Programs" (David Stern); (5) "Work-Based Education and School Reform" (Robert Poczik); (6) "Involving Employers in School-to-Work Programs" (Paul Osterman); and (7) "Summary, Discussion, and Recommendations" (Thomas Bailey). (SLD)