2025 CTE

Research and Professional Development Conference

VOICES OF INNOVATION: AMPLIFYING RESEARCH 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 ACTE CTE Research Section of the New and Related Services Division. Previously, this conference was coordinated by ACTER.

The conference is December 8 – 9, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. The conference will be held in conjunction with the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) CareerTech VISION 2025. The conference theme is Voices of Innovation: Amplifying Research in CTE.

We invite 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 2025 program will feature five types of sessions:

• Research paper presentations (full paper)
• Research paper presentations (extended abstracts)
• Research posters
• Symposia
• Research round table discussions

Proceedings will be available post-conference

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Call for Proposals

Registration Instructions

Conference Registration

Conference Program

Conference Sponsors

Conference Location Notes:

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A big thanks to this year’s sponsors: