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This quarterly journal provides a forum for the scholarly work of vocationalists. It publishes refereed articles dealing with research and research-related topics in vocational education. The editorial provides an overview of this special issue which features voices of students in career-oriented programs. The guest editor Victor M. Hernandez-Gantes presents an introduction outlining the four articles which feature work undertaken by the National Center for Research in Vocational Education (NCRVE). These articles include: School climate in emerging career-oriented programs: students' perspectives / Victor M. Hernandez-Gantes, L. Allen Phelps, John Jones and Thomas Holub; The impact of career magnet high schools: experimental and qualitative evidence / Amy L. Heebner; Factors that influence the career development of African-American and Latino youth / Teresa A. Fisher and Mildred B. Griggs; Students' indicators of quality in emerging school-to-work programs / L. Allen Phelps, Victor M. Hernandez-Gantes, John Jones, Dorothy Sanchez and Alejandro H. Nieri. In the final section Frank T. Hammons provides a synthesis of the four feature articles and outlines issues of importance highlighted by the research for both practitioners and researchers. Individual papers may be found from TD/INT 57.147 to TD/INT 57.150.