Research Centers and Groups
Resources are categorized by high school or community/technical college
emphasis
High Schools
Career
Academy Support Network
“The Career Academy Support Network (CASN) offers comprehensive support and
staff development for Small Learning Communities and Career Academies
at which students can fulfill requirements for college entrance while learning
to relate their academics to the world outside high school. The CASN website
contains valuable links to resources and downloadable guides, handbooks, and
useful forms for administrators, all available free of charge. “
http://casn.berkeley.edu/
Center for High School Excellence
“This website is designed to help you improve your high school and ensure
that a diploma will open the right doors for your graduates.”
http://www.chse.org/
Center on Education and Work UW-Madison
“The Center on Education and Work (CEW) is a research, technical
assistance, and resource provider within the School of Education
at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Established in 1964, the Center has a
rich tradition of assisting educators and career development practitioners with
program evaluation, qualitative and quantitative research, professional
development training, and career resources.”
http://www.cew.wisc.edu/
Education Commission of the States: High School Issues
“ECS Issue Sites are designed to give you a comprehensive picture of the
education issue that interests you.“
http://www.ecs.org/ecsmain.asp?page=/html/issuesK12.asp
National Association of State Directors of Career
and Technical Education
“…the Washington D.C.-based professional society of the state and territory
agency heads responsible for career technical education, The state directors
are committed to leadership and results. The association has a growing
membership of over 200 members who share the state directors’ commitment to
quality education at the secondary, post secondary and adult levels.”
http://www.careertech.org/
National Bureau of Economic Research
Founded in 1920, the National Bureau of Economic Research is a private,
nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to promoting a greater
understanding of how the economy works.
http://www.nber.org/
National Career Pathways Network
“NCPN is a membership organization for educators and employers
involved in the advancement of Career
Pathwas, Tech Prep, and related education reform initiatives.”
http://www.cord.org/ncpn-index.cfm
National
Center for Manufacturing
Education
“The NCME serves as a
source of materials, support services, and professional development
opportunities for educators and industry professionals.”
http://www.ncmeresource.org/
National
Research Center
for Career and Technical Education
“The mission of the National
Research Center
for Career and Technical Education is to improve the engagement, achievement
and transition of high school and postsecondary CTE students through technical
assistance to states, professional development for CTE practitioners and dissemination
of knowledge derived from scientifically based research.”
http://www.nccte.org/
Vocational Information Center
“Making existing career and technical online resources easier to find
including: Career Exploration and College Planning; Tutorials and Learning
Resources for Vocational Students; Skills for Today's workforce; Technical
School Locators; Job Market Resources; Career and Technical Education
Resources; Vocational Curriculum, Vocational Related Lesson Plans and
Integrated Academic Resources”
http://www.khake.com/
What Works Clearinghouse
“The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) collects, screens, and identifies
studies of effectiveness of educational interventions (programs, products,
practices, and policies).”
http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/
WI DWD Office of Economic Advisors: Employment
Projections
“The Office assists economic data users to better understand the
relationships between labor markets and other economic and demographic
specifics. The Office helps users interpret labor force data and focus on the
issues and trends influencing employment growth in the State of Wisconsin.”
http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/oea/employment_projections/employment_projections.htm
Community and Technical Colleges
American Association of Community Colleges
“Headquartered in the National Center for Higher Education in Washington, D.C.,
AACC is the primary advocacy organization for community colleges at the
national level and works closely with directors of state offices to inform and
affect state policy.”
http://www.aacc.nche.edu/
Center on Education and Work UW-Madison
“The Center on Education and Work (CEW) is a research, technical
assistance, and resource provider within the School of Education
at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Established in 1964, the Center has a
rich tradition of assisting educators and career development practitioners with
program evaluation, qualitative and quantitative research, professional
development training, and career resources.”
http://www.cew.wisc.edu/
Community
College Leaders: Leading Forward
“Whether you are a community college professional seeking to advance your
career, a provider of leadership development education, or a researcher seeking
more knowledge about community college leadership, we trust you will find this
Website helpful.”
http://www.ccleadership.org/
Community
College Policy
Center
“The Center has been created to support the creation
of public policy that encourages the development of effective and innovative
community colleges across the United
States.”
http://www.communitycollegepolicy.org/
Community College Research
Center: Teachers College, Columbia
“The Community
College Research
Center (CCRC) is the
leading independent authority on the nation’s more than 1,200 two-year
colleges. Since our inception, CCRC’s consortium of researchers has
strategically assessed the problems and performances of community colleges.
Our mission is to conduct research on the major issues affecting
community colleges in the United
States and to contribute to the development
of practice and policy that expands access to higher education and ensures
success for all students.”
http://www.tc.columbia.edu/ccrc
Community
College Survey of Student Engagement
“CCSSE’s survey instrument, The Community
College Student Report, provides information on student engagement, a key
indicator of learning and, therefore, of the quality of community colleges. The
survey, administered to community college students, asks questions that assess institutional
practices and student behaviors that are correlated highly with student
learning and student retention.”
http://www.ccsse.org/index.cfm
Council for the Study of Community Colleges
“The Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC) is an affiliate of
the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). Council members include
university-based researchers and community college practitioners who further
scholarship on the community college enterprise.”
http://www.cscconline.org/
Education
Commission of the States: Postsecondary Issues
“The information provided in this section details the challenges states
face as they seek to improve college access and success and provide possible
policy solutions to problems of preparation, participation, affordability,
completion, benefits, finance and student learning.”
http://www.ecs.org/ecsmain.asp?page=/html/issuesPS.asp
The Education Trust
“The Education Trust works for the high academic achievement for all
students at all levels – pre-kindergarten through college.”
http://www2.edtrust.org/edtrust/default
ERIC Clearinghouse on Community Colleges “Digests”
(’93-’03 only)
“Please note that the clearinghouse is no longer operating and that some
links within or at the end of the digests may not work.”
http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/ccs/digests.htm
ERIC Clearinghouse on Community Colleges “EdInfos”
(’94-’03 only)
“Please note that the clearinghouse is no longer operating and that some
links within or at the end of the digests may not work.”
http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/ccs/edinfos.htm
National Association of State Directors of Career
and Technical Education
“…the Washington D.C.-based professional society of the state and territory
agency heads responsible for career technical education, The state directors
are committed to leadership and results. The association has a growing
membership of over 200 members who share the state directors’ commitment to
quality education at the secondary, post secondary and adult levels.”
http://www.careertech.org/
National Bureau of Economic Research
Founded in 1920, the National Bureau of Economic Research is a private,
nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to promoting a greater
understanding of how the economy works.
http://www.nber.org/
National Career Pathways Network
“NCPN is a membership organization for educators and employers
involved in the advancement of Career
Pathwas, Tech Prep, and related education reform initiatives.”
http://www.cord.org/ncpn-index.cfm
National
Center for Public Policy
and Higher Education
“The National
Center for Public Policy
and Higher Education promotes public policies that enhance Americans'
opportunities to pursue and achieve high-quality education and training beyond
high school. As an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, the National Center prepares action-oriented analyses
of pressing policy issues facing the states and the nation regarding
opportunity and achievement in higher education-including two- and four-year,
public and private, for-profit and nonprofit institutions.”
http://www.highereducation.org
National
Research Center
for Career and Technical Education
“The mission of the National
Research Center
for Career and Technical Education is to improve the engagement, achievement
and transition of high school and postsecondary CTE students through technical
assistance to states, professional development for CTE practitioners and
dissemination of knowledge derived from scientifically based research.”
http://www.nccte.org/
National
Science Foundation: Division of Undergraduate Education
“Mission:
To promote excellence in undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics (STEM) education for all students.”
http://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=DUE
Office of Community College Research and
Leadership, University
of Illinois
“Our mission is to provide research, leadership, and service to community
college educators and assist in improving community college education policy
and practice, particularly in the Illinois
community college system.”
http://occrl.ed.uiuc.edu/
US Dept of
Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics: Working in the 21st Century
“Working in the 21st Century is a portrait of the U.S.
workforce at the beginning of the New Millennium: a set of charts and related
information about subjects ranging from education levels to retirement plans.”
http://www.bls.gov/opub/working/home.htm
US Dept of Labor: Employment and Training
Administration: Occupational Information Network
“The Occupational Information Network (O*NET) is a database of occupational
requirements and worker attributes.“
http://www.doleta.gov/programs/onet/
US Department of Labor: Employment and Training
Administration: Workforce3One
“Workforce3 One offers workforce
professionals, employers, economic development, and education professionals a
dynamic knowledge network featuring innovative workforce solutions. Online
learning events, resource information, and tools help organizations learn how
to develop strategies that enable individuals to be successful in the 21st
century economy by understanding the skills and competencies needed by business
and industry.“
http://www.workforce3one.org/index.cfm
Vocational Information Center
“Making existing career and technical online resources easier to find
including: Career Exploration and College Planning; Tutorials and Learning
Resources for Vocational Students; Skills for Today's workforce; Technical
School Locators; Job Market Resources; Career and Technical Education
Resources; Vocational Curriculum, Vocational Related Lesson Plans and
Integrated Academic Resources”
http://www.khake.com/
What Works Clearinghouse
“The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) collects, screens, and identifies
studies of effectiveness of educational interventions (programs, products,
practices, and policies).”
http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/
Wisconsin Dept of
Workforce Development: Office of Economic Advisors: Employment Projections
“The Office assists economic data
users to better understand the relationships between labor markets and other
economic and demographic specifics. The Office helps users interpret labor
force data and focus on the issues and trends influencing employment growth in
the State of Wisconsin.”
http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/oea/employment_projections/employment_projections.htm
Wisconsin
Manufacturing Extension Partnership
“WMEP partners with Wisconsin
manufacturers to help them become more competitive through services that get
results: lean, quality systems, business growth solutions and much more. Choose
from a wide range of cost-effective, customized solutions to address your
specific issues.”
http://www.wmep.org
WI Technical College System Administrators
Association: Institutional Research
“The primary purpose of the Institutional Research
Committee [IRC] is to improve the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of
institutional research (including inputs, processes, products and outcomes) in
order to enhance data-driven decision-making within and among WTCS colleges.”
http://matcmadison.edu/research_planning/state/default.htm
Wisconsin
Technical College
System: Tech Prep
“Use these documents for information and guidelines regarding the Title II
Tech Prep Education Act.”