In accordance with the research priorities developed by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Career and Technical Education, the Center at Temple University maintains a strong research focus. Through its research activities, the Center has enabled members of the career and technical education community in eastern Pennsylvania to enhance their professional performance and create greater opportunities for students in career and technical education to excel in the development of their ski ll and knowledge. Over the past several years, the Center has investigated many issues of interest to career and technical educators. The outcomes of these studies have been disseminated through many forums.

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• An Investigation of Opinions toward Selected Educational Outcomes. Part 1: Educators in Eastern Pennsylvania
• An Investigation of Opinions toward Selected Educational Outcomes. Part 2: Business and Industry in Pennsylvania
• Changing Schools from the Inside Out: Professional Development through Application of the SIAVE Self-Assessment
• An Investigation of Opinions toward Educational Outcomes
• Using Qualitative Research To Define Statewide Professional Personnel Development
• Content Standards for the Professional Development of Workplace Learning Teacher Coordinators and Teacher Leaders
• Employment Assessment Practices: Implications for Workforce Development in the 21st Century
• A National State of the Art Study of Curriculum Instructional Materials for Distributive Education. Volume 1
• A National State of the Art Study of Curriculum Instructional Materials for Distributive Education. Volume 2
• Future Directions in Cooperative Education
• The School-To-Work Initiative: A Protocol for Work-Based Mentor Training in Pennsylvania
• Searching for a Responsive Curriculum to Develop the 21st Century Workforce
• Using the Internet to Assist the Technical Skill and Knowledge Updating Needs of Vocational Teachers
• A School/University Partnership Focused on School Improvement
• A School/University Partnership Focused on Professional Development
• Schools That Are "SIAVEing" Themselves
• Integrating Academic and Vocational Programs with the SIAVE Professional Development Package
• PSSA Guidebook
• APDCTE SUMMARY REPORT 04
• Support Service Needs of CTE Teachers FINAL REPORT - PROJECT 5017 Nov. ‘05
• APDCTE SUMMARY REPORT 05
• APDCTE SUMMARY REPORT 06