Career–Technical Education Programs and Pedagogy

What does good career–technical education look like in the classroom? CCRC studies workforce training programs and classroom practices that integrate vocational and academic skill development.

Latest Publications

DECEMBER 2012

Contextualized College Transition Strategies for Adult Basic Skills Students: Learning from Washington State’s I-BEST Program Model

APRIL 2011

How I-BEST Works: Findings From a Field Study of Washington State's Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training Program

SEPTEMBER 2010

Washington State's Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training Program (I-BEST): New Evidence of Effectiveness

MAY 2009

Educational Outcomes of I-BEST, Washington State Community and Technical College System's Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training Program: Findings from a Multivariate Analysis

JUNE 2008

A Typology of Community College-Based Partnership Activities

JANUARY 2008

ATE Regional Centers: CCRC Final Report

APRIL 2004

Institutionalization and Sustainability of the National Science Foundation's Advanced Technological Education Program

OCTOBER 2003

Working Knowledge: Learning and Education Reform

APRIL 2003

Integration of Vocational and Academic Curricula Through the NSF Advanced Technological Education Program (ATE)

JULY 2002

Curriculum and Pedagogy for Academic-Occupational Integration in Community Colleges: Illustrations From an Instrumental Case Study (Parts I-IX)

DECEMBER 2001

Vocational and Occupational Education: Pedagogical Complexity, Institutional Diversity

MARCH 2001

Community Colleges and Their Communities: Collaboration for Workforce Development

JANUARY 2001

Academic-Occupational Integration as a Reform Strategy for the Community College: Classroom Perspectives

MARCH 2000

Curriculum and Pedagogy to Integrate Occupational and Academic Instruction in the Community College: Implications for Faculty Development

OCTOBER 1997

A Sourcebook for Reshaping the Community College: Curriculum Integration and the Multiple Domains of Career Preparation

FEBRUARY 1996

Community College Innovations in Workforce Preparation: Curriculum Integration and Tech Prep