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.…

A 3-year research project focused on whether sufficient numbers of employers could be recruited to create a national school-to-work system with a substantial work-based learning component as called for by the 1994 School-to-Work Opportunities Act. Research methods were as follows: case studies of 12 work-based learning programs at 9 sites located…

S. F. Hamilton and the author agree on the potential of youth apprenticeship programs for education but disagree on the strength of the problems facing implementation of apprenticeship models. A two-level reform strategy is recommended to develop an institutional and legal structure and to encourage employer participation. (SLD)