ERIC Number: ED616486
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Apr
Pages: 15
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Communicating Career Technical Education: Learner-Centered Messages for Effective Program Recruitment
Advance CTE: State Leaders Connecting Learning to Work
Effective recruitment into Career Technical Education (CTE) programs requires framing CTE to meet the needs and aspirations of each learner and their parent/guardian. This Advance CTE report provides insights on what families value in their education; elevates what aspects and messages about CTE that most resonate as well as the go-to messengers for information about these programs; and identifies equity gaps and corresponding message tailoring to reach each learner. The report provides tested messages about the value and benefits of CTE that resonate with families based on ten focus groups and an online national survey of over 2,100 families in middle and high school both considering and participating in CTE. This report is an update to similar research conducted in 2017, with an additional emphasis on messaging for Black and Latinx families and families experiencing low income. Despite major transformations to learning and work, many of the messages and themes from 2017 still resonate today while providing a refresh through message tailoring to address equity gaps. [For the related 2017 research, "The Value and Promise of Career Technical Education: Results from a National Survey of Parents and Students," see ED616488.]
Descriptors: Communication Strategies, Vocational Education, Student Recruitment, Program Effectiveness, Secondary School Students, African American Students, Hispanic American Students, Low Income Students, Parent Attitudes, Learning Experience, Disproportionate Representation
Advance CTE: State Leaders connecting Learning to Work. 8484 Georgia Avenue Suite 320, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Tel: 301-588-9630; Fax: 301-576-7115; Web site: https://careertech.org/
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Siemens
Authoring Institution: Advance CTE: State Leaders Connecting Learning to Work
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