2009 ACTER Conference in Nashville, TN

The Association for Career and Technical Education Research held the 2009 Annual Conference in Nashville, TN on November 17-19 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel. ACTER is the premier organization representing researchers in the field of career and technical education. In collaboration with Dr. Johanna Lasonen, University of Jyvaskyla (Finland), conducted a poster session entitled, A Comparison of Technical Education Enrollment Patterns in Europe and the United States. The purpose of the session was to share the results of a comparative analysis of enrollment patterns in technical education and gauge the impact on workforce education in Europe and the U.S.