This presentation provides an overview of our series of self-guided training modules. The six modules are designed to help CTE practitioners and state department of education staff strengthen their capacity to access, conduct, understand, and use CTE research.
Resources
The CTE Research Network 2.0 will build on the resources created and collected by the CTE Research Network 1.0. Select the 'Network 1.0 Studies' box in the left menu to see products from the Network 1.0 projects.
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Virginia High School Graduates’ Career and Technical Education Credentials: Top Credentials Over Time and Across Student Groups
This REL Appalachia report examines the CTE credentials that Virginia high school graduates most commonly earned from 2011 through 2017 as well as the top 10 credentials earned by 2017 Standard diploma graduates in Virginia across a variety of student subgroups, including English learner students, economically disadvantaged students, students with disabilities, and racial/ethnic subgroups.
Beyond the Numbers: Design Principles for CTE Data Reporting
Advance CTE and the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) co-designed this set of tools and resources to help states improve their CTE data reporting and communication.
The Effects of Expanding Pell Grant Eligibility for Short Occupational Training Programs: Results from the Experimental Sites Initiative
This report presents the findings from a study that tested whether experimental expansions to Pell Grant eligibility were effective for improving enrollment in and completion of postsecondary occupational training programs.
CTE 1.0
Bridging the School-to-Work Divide with P-TECH (ACTE 2020 CareerTech VISION presentation)
This recorded CTE Research Network session, presented at ACTE's 2020 Virtual CareerTech VISION conference, describes interim findings from MDRC's evaluation of seven of New York City’s P-TECH 9–14 schools, which enable students to earn a high school diploma and an applied associate degree at the same time.
CTE 1.0
Practitioner Training Modules: Resources for Understanding and Using CTE Data and Research (ACTE 2020 CareerTech VISION presentation)
This recorded CTE Research Network session, presented at ACTE's 2020 CareerTech VISION conference, provides an overview of our series of six self-guided practitioner training modules, launched in late 2020.
CTE 1.0
Connecting Practitioners and Researchers to Study the Impact of CTE (ACTE 2020 CareerTech VISION presentation)
This recorded CTE Research Network session, presented at ACTE's 2020 CareerTech VISION conference, includes four presentations: (1) "Introduction to the CTE Research Network" by Dr. Kathy Hughes, (2) "The Effects of CTE" by Dr. Shaun Dougherty, (3) "Evaluation of Career and College Promise" by Dr. Julie Edmunds and (4) "Choice and Information" by Ivonne Garcia.