Understanding Participation in Secondary Career and Technical Education in the 21st Century: Implications for Policy and Practice

2014 ◽  
Vol 97 (3) ◽  
pp. 128-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oscar A. Aliaga ◽  
Pradeep Kotamraju ◽  
James R. Stone
Keyword(s):  
Career And Technical Education ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Technical Education ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Career And Technical

The Impact of Career and Technical Education on Students With Disabilities

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 108-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaun M. Dougherty ◽  
Todd Grindal ◽  
Thomas Hehir
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
General Education ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Career And Technical Education ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Technical Education ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
General Education Students ◽  
Career And Technical ◽  
The Impact

Evidence suggests that participating in career and technical education (CTE) in high school, on average, positively affects general education students when transitioning from education to the workforce. Yet, almost no large-scale causal research has explored whether academic benefits also accrue to students with disabilities in CTE. This omission is glaring given that students with disabilities participate in high school CTE programs at high rates. We use multiple years of administrative data from Massachusetts to estimate the effect of participating in CTE on the academic outcomes of students with disabilities. Compared with peers with similar disabilities who do not participate in CTE, students with disabilities in CTE programs perform comparably on standardized measures of student achievement but have higher probabilities of graduating from high school on time or earning industry-recognized certificates. Implications for policy and practice, particularly with regard to scaling access to similar programs, are discussed.

Washington View

2018 ◽  
Vol 100 (2) ◽  
pp. 64-65
Author(s):  
Maria Ferguson
Keyword(s):  
Career And Technical Education ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Technical Education ◽  
Career Pathways ◽  
Obama Administration ◽  
Career And Technical ◽  
Education Act

With the signing of the bipartisan Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, Congress and the president managed to reauthorize the Carl T. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (known as “Perkins”), after an earlier attempt in the Obama administration fizzled. Maria Ferguson describes the growing support for career and technical education (CTE), especially in rural areas, and sums up what the new bill does to help states and districts in their efforts to create stronger career pathways for students.

Students With Intellectual Disabilities and Career and Technical Education Opportunities: A Systematic Literature Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allison R. Lombardi ◽  
Shaun M. Dougherty ◽  
Jessica Monahan
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Postsecondary Education ◽  
Career And Technical Education ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Technical Education ◽  
Career Readiness ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Career And Technical

Career and Technical Education (CTE) offers the potential for disadvantaged student subpopulations to utilize high school toward preparation for the workforce by encouraging specific career pathways. Yet, to date, very little is known about the intersection of CTE programs and disability. In this study, we conducted a systematic literature review of the vocational education and career readiness literatures, with a particular focus on students with disabilities and, specifically, intellectual disabilities, to identify best practices. Results show that few studies differentiate programs on the basis of disability type, and of those that do, intellectual disability was one of multiple disability types represented in studies. Moreover, the majority of studies focused on preparation of students with disabilities for low wage work, and very few focused on a more sophisticated career pathway and/or postsecondary education and training. Given the current policy climate that focuses on college and career readiness, the paucity of CTE and disability-focused studies in the literature is troublesome, and calls for more targeted research studies to be conducted to inform policy and practice.

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