[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: 34CFR413.3]



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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION

 

  CHAPTER IV--OFFICE OF VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                                EDUCATION

 

PART 413_NATIONAL CENTER OR CENTERS FOR RESEARCH IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec. 413.3  What kinds of activities are carried out?



    The Secretary provides a grant or cooperative agreement to a 

National Center or Centers that are designed to perform either one or 

both of the following activities:

    (a) Applied research and development activities. (1) A major purpose 

of the National Center is to design and conduct research and development 

activities that are consistent with the purposes of the Act, including--

    (i) Longitudinal studies that extend over a period of years;

    (ii) Supplementary and short-term activities; and

    (iii) Upon negotiation with the center, and if funds are provided 

pursuant to section 404(d) of the Act, such other topics as the 

Secretary may designate.

    (2) The National Center shall conduct applied research and 

development activities that include examination of the following:

    (i) Economic changes that affect the skills that employers seek and 

entrepreneurs need.

    (ii) Integration of academic and vocational education.

    (iii) Efficient and effective practices for addressing the needs of 

special populations.

    (iv) Efficient and effective methods for delivering vocational 

education.

    (v) Articulation of school and college instruction with high quality 

work experience.

    (vi) Recruitment, education, and enhancement of vocational teachers 

and other professionals in the field.

    (vii) Accountability processes in vocational education, including 

identification and evaluation of the use of appropriate performance 

standards for student, program, and State-level outcomes.

    (viii) Effective practices that educate students in all aspects of 

the industry the students are preparing to enter.

    (ix) Effective methods for identifying and inculcating literacy and 

other communication skills essential for effective job preparation and 

job performance.

    (x) Identification of strategic, high priority occupational skills 

and skills formation approaches needed to maintain the competitiveness 

of the United States workforce, sustain high-wage, high-technology jobs, 

and address national priorities such as technical jobs



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needed to protect and restore the environment.

    (xi) Identification of practices and strategies that address 

entrepreneurial development for minority-owned enterprises.

    (3) The applied research and development activities must include--

    (i) An emphasis on the recruitment, education, and enhancement of 

minority and female vocational teachers and professionals; and

    (ii) Activities that aid in the development of minorities and women 

for leadership roles in vocational education.

    (b) Dissemination and training activities. (1) A major purpose of 

the National Center is to design and conduct dissemination and training 

activities that are consistent with the purposes of the Act, including--

    (i) The broad dissemination of the results of the research and 

development conducted by the National Center;

    (ii) The development and utilization of a national level 

dissemination network including functions such as clearinghouses, 

databases, and telecommunications;

    (iii) Planning, developing, and conducting training activities; and

    (iv) Upon negotiation with the Center and if funds are provided 

pursuant to section 404(d) of the Act, such other topics as the 

Secretary may designate.

    (2) The National Center shall conduct dissemination and training 

activities that include the following:

    (i) Teacher and administrator training and leadership development.

    (ii) Technical assistance to ensure that programs serving special 

populations are effective in delivering well-integrated and 

appropriately articulated vocational and academic offerings for 

secondary, postsecondary, and adult students.

    (iii) Needs assessment, design, and implementation of new and 

revised programs with related curriculum materials to facilitate 

vocational-academic integration.

    (iv) Evaluation and follow-through to maintain and extend quality 

programs.

    (v) Assistance in technology transfer and articulation of program 

offerings from advanced technology centers to minority enterprises.

    (vi) Assistance to programs and States on the use of accountability 

indicators, including appropriate and innovative performance standards.

    (vii) Delivery of information and services using advanced 

technology, if appropriate, to increase the effectiveness and efficiency 

of knowledge transfer.

    (viii) Development of processes for synthesis of research, in 

cooperation with a broad array of users, including vocational and non-

vocational educators, employers and labor organizations.

    (ix) Dissemination of exemplary curriculum and instructional 

materials, and development and publication of curriculum materials (in 

conjunction with vocational and nonvocational constituency groups, if 

appropriate).

    (x) Technical assistance in recruiting, hiring, and advancing 

minorities in vocational education.

    (3) The training and leadership development activities must include 

an emphasis on--

    (i) Training minority and female teachers; and

    (ii) Programs and activities that aid in the development of 

minorities and women for leadership roles in vocational education.

    (4) Advanced technology may include audio-video cassettes, 

electronic networking, satellite-assisted programming, computer-based 

conferencing, and interactive video.



(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2404 (b) and (c); House Report No. 101-660, 101st 

Cong. 2nd Sess. p. 143 (1990))