ACTER Journals
Career and Technical Educational Research
Write for CTER
The CTER Journal is published three times per year.
The Career and Technical Education Research (CTER) journal was previously published as Journal of Vocational Education Research (JVER). Issues earlier than Volume 30, Number 1 can be found at the Ingenta site (Volume 25-29). Prior to Volume 25 it was available in print only. Back issues may be available through your institutional library.
Editorial Board
*editorial board positions are held for three-year terms. The year following each board member’s name indicates the year their term will end. Names in bold indicate past or current service as editorial board chair.
Dr. Ryan Anderson, Texas State University (2024)
Dr. Adam Atwell, Jobs for the Future (2024)
Dr. James Bartlett, Old Dominion University (2024)
Dr. Michelle Bartlett, Old Dominion University (2024)
Dr. Katie Caves, ETH Zurich (2026)
Dr. Gresham Collom, University of Tennessee (2025)
Dr. Christopher Eck, Oklahoma State University (2025)
Dr. Joey Fleck, Pennsylvania State University (2024)
Dr. Katherine Kandalec Holm, Athens State University (2024)
Dr. Mickey Kosloski, Old Dominion University (2026)
Dr. Rosemary McBride, University of Wyoming (2026)
Dr. Travis Park, North Carolina State University (2026)
Dr. Anthony Perry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2025)
Dr. Mark Threeton, Pennsylvania State University (2025)
Dr. Xue Xing, University of Nevada – Las Vegas (2024)
Journal of Career and Technical Education
About the Journal
The Journal of Career and Technical Education is a peer-reviewed, open access, electronic journal, publishing papers on issues and trends in career and technical education. The scope of the journal includes research reports conducted in the context of academic and career/technical education integration, agricultural education, business education, technology education, family and consumer sciences, and other related disciplines. The journal seeks submissions of manuscripts based on empirical research, quantitative and qualitative, contributing to the body of knowledge about the organization, implementation, and outcomes of programs and practices in career and technical education.
Call for Papers
The Journal of Career and Technical Education is currently soliciting submissions for papers on a wide range of issues and trends in career and technical education. The journal seeks submissions of manuscripts reporting research featuring quantitative or qualitative research methods. Reviews of literature conducted as a research method are also accepted. Topics of interest should represent issues and practices in the context of academic and career/technical education integration, agricultural education, business education, technology education, family and consumer sciences, and other related disciplines. Manuscripts contributing to the body of knowledge about the organization, implementation, and outcomes of programs and practices in career and technical education are of particular interest.
E-ISSN: 1533-1830ISSN: 1531-4952
Submission guidelines and access policies may be found at the Journal’s homepage at https://journalcte.org/
Editorial Board
The quality of any research journal is dependent on the services of a strong Editorial Board and that is certainly true for the Journal of Career and Technical Education. The Board has provided guidance to the manuscript review process and the publication of JCTE and the Editors rely on them and volunteer reviewers to provide quality reviews of several manuscripts each year. We express our appreciation to each Editorial Board member for their contributions to JCTE.
| Dr. Barbara Hagler, Chair Southern Illinois University Carbondale |
Dr. Johanna Lasonen University of South Florida |
| Dr. J. Elaine Adams University of Georgia |
Dr. David MacQuarrie Michigan Department of Education |
| Dr. Stephen J. McCaskey Indiana State University |
Dr. Petri Nokelainen University of Tampere |
| Dr. Kristin Stair Louisiana State University |
Dr. Jeno Rivera Michigan State University |
| Dr. John Cannon University of Idaho |
Dr. Adam Manley Western Michigan University |
| Dr. Sally Arnett-Hartwick Northern Illinois University |
Dr. Marianne Teräs University of Helsinki |
| Dr. Katherine Kandalec Holm Athens State University |
Dr. Karen Jones University of Georgia |
