The CTE Journal
ISSN 2327-0160 (Online)
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Contact: editor@TheCTEJournal.com
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Focus and Scope


This is a double blind, external peer reviewed, fee-based international journal sponsored by Indiana ACTE.  The scope of the journal is limited to topics related to career and technical education or improving the practice of teaching.  Original work that will be considered shall fall into one of the following three categories:
1. Practitioner Activity or Career Manuscripts
2. Non-Empirical Manuscripts
3. Empirical Research Manuscripts

Publication Frequency

Manuscripts will be published twice annually in Summer and Fall

Deadlines for Submission

Deadline for Summer issue will be: June 1
Deadline for Fall issue will be:September 1

Journal Access

The journal allows for access to all intellectual information to promote the knowledge exchange in career and technical education

Peer Review Process

The editor may initially review each manuscript to make sure that it complies with the focus and scope of the journal and the author
guidelines.  The editor has the sole authority to approve or reject the manuscript for the peer review process.  The manuscript will then be submitted through a rigorous double blind external peer review process.  Two or more external peer reviews may be used to review each
manuscript. External peer reviewer(s) have an affiliation with an academic institution and possess expertise in their discipline. The external peer reviewers forward a publication recommendation to the editor who in turn forwards the decision to the author.  The recommendation will be to publish as-is, publish after minor changes, or reject.  The journal reserves the right to make editorial changes and formatting
changes for all manuscripts.  

Peer Review Board


James P. Greenan, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Career and Technical Education
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
College of Education 
Purdue University 
Steven C. Beering Hall of Liberal Arts & Education, Room 4148
100 N. University Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907 
jgreenan@purdue.edu
765-494-7314

Samuel Cotton, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306
scotton@bsu.edu
765-285-5642

Carol R. Werhan, Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Family and Consumer Sciences Education
Purdue University
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Beering Hall, 100 North University Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907
cwerhan@purdue.edu

Dr. Karla Saeger
Assistant Professor Business and Marketing Education
Department of Curriculum & Instructsion
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Whitewater, WI 53190-1790
Offiice: WH 4047
saegerk@uww.edu
262-472-5475

John Buckwalter
Research Associate
STEM Education Innovation Research Institute - IUPUI
Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship

jkbuckwa@iupui.edu
317-278-6081

David Hua, Ed.D.

Associate Professor of Computer Technology
Center for Information and Communication Sciences
Ball State University
2000 West University Avenue
Muncie, IN 47306
dhua@bsu.edu
765-285-5659

Christopher B. Davison, MBA, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Computer Technology
Center for Information and Communication Sciences
Ball State University
2000 West University Avenue
Muncie, IN 47306
cbdavison@bsu.edu
765-285-5645

Biju Bajracharya, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Computing
Department of Computing
East Tennessee State University
​bajracharya@etsu.edu 

423-439-6961

Dr. Patrick Biggerstaff
Director 
Area 31 Career Center
1200 North Girls School Road
Indianapolis, IN 46214
Patrick.biggerstaff@wayne.k12.in.us 
317-988-7262

Stephen McCaskey, Ph.D.
Instructor
Indiana State University
John T. Myers Technology Center, Room 201
steve.mccaskey@indstate.edu
Phone: 812-237-3377
Fax: 812-237-4527

David Nickolich, Ed.D., MBA
dnmsft@hotmail.com 
317-896-5159

Bill Kovach, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Central 9 Career Center
1999 S. U.S. 31
Greenwood, IN 46143
wkovach@central9.k12.in.us

Bryan Lee.
HVAC Instructor
Applied Technical Division
Fresno City College
1101 E. University, Bldg. T502
Fresno, CA 93741
bryan.lee@fresnocitycollege.edu 

Howard Gordan, Ed.D.
Professor
Department of Teaching and Learning, CEB 383
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV 89154
howard.gordon@unlv.edu 

Korie Carter
Drafting and Design AS Program
Coordinator, Instructor
Melbourne Campus EFSC
carterk@easternflorida.edu  
321-433-5671

Korbin T. Shoemaker
Technology Teacher Specialist for CTE and World Languages
Frederick Co. Public Schools
191 South East Street
Frederick, MD 21701
korbin.shoemaker@fcps.org
301-644-4019

Dr. Jason Watkins
Assistant Director / Principal
A.W. Beattie Career Center
9600 Babcock Blvd
Allison Park, PA 15101
jason.watkins@beattietech.com
412-847-1961​

Douglas Decker, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President
Laurel College of Technology
Laurel Business & Technical Institutes
Uniontown, PA-Morganstown, WV-Meadville, PA-Hermitage, PA
ddecker@laurel.edu 

Dr. Tamara S. Connor
Associate Dean for Accreditation and Operations
College of Business
Illinois State University
Campus Box 5500
Normal, IL 61790-5500
tdavis2@ilstu.edu 

Dr. Marshall Swafford
Department Head
Associate Professor, Agricultural Education
123C Dean Hall 
402 West O Street
Russellville, AR 72801
mswafford@atu.edu 
479-968-0251

Dr. David Stumbo, OHST, CSP
Asst. Professor - Co-op/Internship Coordinator
Dept. Safety & Security - College Justice, Safety & Military Science
Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY 40475
​David.Stumbo@eku.edu

​Dr. Allen Truell
Professor of Information Systems and Operations Management 
Miller College of Business
Ball State University
2000 West University Avenue
Muncie, IN 47306
atruell@bsu.edu  
765-285-5235

Dr. Jeremy Jeffery
Assistant Professor, Business Education
Co-Coordinator, M.Ed. in Business Education Program
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania 
jjeffery@bloomu.edu 
570-389-4895
The CTE Journal is sponsored by Indiana ACTE. 
Indiana ACTE is an affiliate of the Association for Career and Technical Education, the nation's most prominent advocacy group for career and technical education.