Although Perkins V names learners as a required collaborator in state plan development and the Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment (CLNA) process, research conducted by Advance CTE and ACTE found that states and districts struggle with engaging learners meaningfully. CTE Youth Participatory Action Research (CTE-YPAR) is one strategy for developing intentional infrastructure that addresses this challenge by cultivating learners' knowledge of research skills to design, implement, and analyze survey findings that can inform the very CTE programs in which they participate. This session will highlight lessons learned from a pilot co-led by Advance CTE, the Kentucky Student Voice Team, the Kentucky Department of Education, and Fayette County Public Schools to expand new frontiers for learner voice in CTE.
Learning objectives:- Learn about YPAR and the benefits it provides to learners
- Understand how one state is leveraging YPAR to inform CTE policy and practice
- Learn how they can begin to support learner-driven research in their own practices, including highlighting a new opportunity from Advance CTE
