Career Readiness Research Videos

Recently, the Illinois P-20 Network hosted two webinars as part of the Research Webinar Series. Both of these free webinars featured recent Northern Illinois University College of Education doctoral graduates whose dissertations focused on topics related to career readiness.

Joe Bruno focused his research on student motivation and career and technical education (CTE) course selection. Joe’s webinar can be viewed in full on our YouTube channel and below.

Amanda Pelsor focused her research on district-level career readiness implementation in school districts across Illinois. Amanda’s webinar be viewed in full on our YouTube channel and below.


Student Motivation and CTE Course Selection – Dr. Joe Bruno


Career Readiness Implementation across Illinois – Dr. Amanda Pelsor

May 2026