2023 CTE
Research and Professional Development Conference
Navigating the Sands of Change in CTE
The CTE Research and Professional Development Conference is the foremost peer-reviewed conference for CTE researchers and academic professionals. This conference is coordinated by the Association for Career and Technical Education Research (ACTER) with co-sponsors and The University Council for Workforce and Human Resource Education (University Council).
The conference is November 27-29, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona. The conference will be held in conjunction with the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) CareerTech VISION 2023. ACTER Conference events will be held at the Hyatt Regency. The conference theme is Navigating the Sands of Change in CTE: Preparing a Career-Ready Workforce.
ACTER invites researchers to submit manuscripts and proposals to be considered for presentation at the conference. Graduate students are highly encouraged to submit proposals for consideration. Presentations are selected via blind review.
The 2023 program will feature five types of sessions:
• Research paper presentations (full paper)
• Research paper presentations (extended abstracts)
• Research posters
• Symposia
• Research round table discussions
New this year: Proceedings will be available post-conference
2023 Conference Links
Call for Proposals (closed)
2023 Proceedings
Conference Locations Notes:
All events for Monday, November 27 will be held at the conference hotel, the Hyatt Regency, at 122 N 2nd St, Phoenix, AZ 85004
All events for Tuesday, November 28 will be held at the Phoenix Convention Center at 100 N 3rd St, Phoenix, AZ 85004
LOCATION UPDATE: The November 27 2pm pre-conference workshop has been moved from the Hanson Room to the Remington Room at the Hyatt.
Schedules and Programs from past conferences
2022 Research and Professional Development Conference
2021 Research and Professional Development Conference
