Creating an Action Plan for Students Pursuing a CTE Program that is Nontraditional for their Gender
Presentation on Creating your Action Plan

Case Studies of Winning Strategies: Recruiting & Retaining Students to CTE Programs That are Nontraditional for Their Gender, NET Program, May, 2016

YOUR TOOLBOX OF RESOURCES AND BEST PRACTICES FOR RECRUITING AND RETAINING STUDENTS IN NONTRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION

Research & Practice Literature on the Problem and Best Practices

• Promising Practices for Recruiting and Retaining Students in Career and Technical Educational Programs that are nontraditional for their gender
  
• Increasing Opportunities For Low-Income Women and Student Parents in SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH
• Engage To Excel: Producing One Million Additional College Graduates with Degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
• Effective Mentoring: Preventing "Leaks in the Pipelines"

• Mentoring Checklist
• http://www.nrccte.org/resources/studies/rigorous-tests-student-outcomes-cte-programs-study This study questions whether programs of study/career pathways  were effective on the outcomes of high school students in terms of academic and   technical success using longitudinal data. Furthermore, the report sheds light  to the conditions under which performance of the students improve such as  organizational structure and instructional practices. 
• http://www.nrccte.org/resources/studies/vanguard-practices-cte Vanguard Practices in CTE . This is a research based on Vanguard practices which is an innovative education methodology and can be “transferred and replicated somewhere else”. It is proven to improve both school and student outcomes.
• http://www.nrccte.org/resources/studies/six-stories-about-six-states-programs-study Six Stories About Six States: Programs of
  Study. This study is seeks the impact of implementation of career pathways on the student outcomes. It is concluded that hands-on experience and active participation provided both by the educators and “in the community or workplace” are crucial.
• http://www.nrccte.org/resources/studies/programs-study-cross-study-examination-programs-three-states Programs of Study: A Cross-Study Examination of Programs in Three States. This is another evaluation study on the impact of programs of study/career pathways, and lists six major themes arising from the collected data, such as: “engagement, a strong focus on student learning, certification of knowledge skills”. It is also noted that for institutions seeking for  renewal of Perkins, the findings of  the study might be resourceful.
• http://www.nrccte.org/sites/default/files/uploads/nrccte_crosswalk_validation_final_report.pdf Crosswalk Validation
  Project. This is a multi-agency study which yields the most updated versions of non-traditional occupations (Perkins tables).
• http://www.napequity.org/nontraditional-occupations-crosswalk/ Nontraditional Occupations Crosswalk. Using Perkins IV definition for non-traditional occupations by gender, National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity (NAPE) has identified, and then, revised, the list of non-traditional occupations. The tables created by NAPE within the Crosswalk Project, detailed information on methodology can be
  found on this website.