[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 34, Volume 3]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

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))