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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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Career and Technical Education: Current Policy, Prominent Programs, and Evidence
This working paper from MDRC and co-authored by CTE Research Network member Rachel Rosen provides current evidence on the effectiveness of CTE at different educational levels and for specific subgroups, including students with disabilities and by gender. This paper identifies areas where there is more CTE evidence as well as areas where gaps still exist.
Framing Parents' Attitudes Toward Career and Technical Education
In recent years, policymakers and researchers have paid renewed attention to career and technical education (CTE), but public attitudes—especially those of parents—toward CTE remain relatively understudied. This paper, featured in the peer-reviewed journal Education Policy Analysis Archives, draws on the history of CTE and more contemporary policy discourse to propose a new organizing framework for conceptualizing how CTE might be discussed in the public sphere. In addition, the article draws on a survey-based experiment to examine how the ways in which policymakers talk about CTE may impact parents’ support for CTE-related policies.
The State of Career Technical Education: An Analysis of State Secondary CTE Funding Models
For most states, federal funding alone cannot meet the costs of providing secondary career and technical education (CTE) or the demand for CTE from learners. This Advance CTE microsite, including a report, resources, and state comparison mapping tool, presents an overview of state secondary CTE funding models across all states and the District of Columbia. The resources are based on research conducted in 2022 and early 2023, including a survey of state CTE directors and in-depth interviews with state CTE leaders.
Noncredit Students at Two Community Colleges: Who are they, and what are their experiences?
This Rutgers Education and Employment Research Center report, co-authored by the CTE Research Network director and principal investigator, presents an analysis of noncredit programming at two community colleges. The report draws on student survey data and institutional data on program offerings.
Why Do Students Participate (or Not) in Dual Enrollment? Findings from Staff Interviews and Student Focus Groups from the CCP Evaluation Partnership
North Carolina’s statewide Career and College Promise offers eligible students three tuition-free pathways to earn college credit while in high school. This brief from the Early College Research Center at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro reports on why students participated, or did not participate, in two of these dual enrollment pathways: Career and Technical Education (CTE) and College Transfer.
Healthcare Training Programs in Community Colleges: A Landscape Analysis of Program Availability and Student Completions
This report from the Community College Research Center at Columbia University describes a study of healthcare training programs conducted to understand the role community colleges play in training healthcare workers, including public health workers. The results indicate that community colleges are responsible for 51 percent of all postsecondary healthcare programs and graduates in allied health, nursing, mental health and clinical laboratory science.