Bailey, T., Hughes, K., & Barr, T. (1998). Achieving scale and quality in school-to-work internships: Findings from an employer survey (MDS-902). Berkeley: National Center for Research in Vocational Education, University of California.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• INTRODUCTION
• LITERATURE REVIEW
  • Theoretical Arguments
  • Empirical Evidence Regarding Employer Incentives and Disincentives
  • Overall Success with Recruitment and Retention
• SAMPLE AND METHODOLOGY
  • The Sample
  • How the Survey Data Were Collected
• PARTICIPATION RATES
• WHY DO FIRMS PARTICIPATE?
• THE QUALITY OF INTERNSHIPS
  • Industry and Occupational Distribution
  • Program Characteristics
  • Internship Duration and Learning Time
• CONCLUSIONS
• REFERENCES
• APPENDIX A
• APPENDIX B
• APPENDIX C

Bailey, T., Hughes, K., & Barr, T. (1998). Achieving scale and quality in school-to-work internships: Findings from an employer survey (MDS-902). Berkeley: National Center for Research in Vocational Education, University of California.