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Title: We need to know more about CTE teachers
Over the past year, debates over the prevalence, distribution, and effects of teacher vacancy and underqualification have dominated many education narratives. Authors J. Cameron Anglum, Andrew R. Diemer, Walter G. Ecton, and Tuan D. Nguyen consider these debates in the context of growing interest in career and technical education (CTE) in high school settings. Research on secondary CTE teachers, including the quantification of teacher shortages in specific CTE content areas, remains insufficient to inform effective recruitment and retention policies. This dearth of scholarship on CTE teachers undermines the improvement of CTE programs.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2200975 2200976 2505723
PAR ID:
10404776
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Sage Journals
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Phi Delta Kappan
Volume:
104
Issue:
6
ISSN:
0031-7217
Page Range / eLocation ID:
18 to 23
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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