[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR411.3]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
  CHAPTER IV--OFFICE OF VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                                EDUCATION
 
PART 411_VOCATIONAL EDUCATION RESEARCH PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 411.3  What activities may the Secretary fund?

    The Secretary may directly, or through grants, cooperative 
agreements, or contracts, conduct applied research on aspects of 
vocational education that are specially related to the Act, including 
the following:
    (a) Applied research on--
    (1) Effective methods for providing quality vocational education to 
individuals with disabilities, disadvantaged individuals, men and women 
in nontraditional fields, adults, single parents, displaced homemakers, 
single pregnant women, individuals with limited English proficiency, and 
individuals who are incarcerated in correctional institutions;
    (2) The development and implementation of performance standards and 
measures that fit within the needs of State boards of vocational 
education or eligible recipients as defined in 34 CFR 400.4 in carrying 
out the provisions of the Act and on the relationship of those standards 
and measures to the data system established under section 421 of the 
Act. Research may include an evaluation of existing performance 
standards and measures and dissemination of that information to State 
boards of vocational education and eligible recipients;
    (3) Strategies for coordinating local, State, and Federal vocational 
education, employment training, and economic development programs to 
maximize their efficacy and for improving worker training and 
retraining;
    (4) The constructive involvement of the private sector in public 
vocational education;
    (5) Successful methods of reinforcing and enhancing basic and more 
advanced academic and problem-solving skills in vocational settings;

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    (6) Successful methods for providing students, to the maximum extent 
practicable, with experience in and understanding of all aspects of the 
industry those students are preparing to enter; and
    (7) The development of effective methods for providing quality 
vocational education to individuals with limited English proficiency, 
including research related to bilingual vocational training.
    (b) An evaluation of the use of performance standards and measures 
under the Act and the effect of those standards and measures on the 
participation of students in vocational education programs and on the 
outcomes of students in those programs, especially students who are 
members of special populations as defined in 34 CFR 400.4.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2402(a))