§7452. Research
(a) Administration
The Secretary shall conduct research activities authorized by this subpart through the Office of Educational Research and Improvement in coordination and collaboration with the Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Language Affairs.
(b) Requirements
Such research activities-
(1) shall have a practical application to teachers, counselors, paraprofessionals, school administrators, parents, and others involved in improving the education of limited English proficient students and their families;
(2) may include research on effective instructional practices for multilingual classes, and on effective instruction strategies to be used by teachers and other staff who do not know the native language of a limited English proficient child or youth in their classrooms;
(3) may include establishing (through the National Center for Education Statistics in consultation with experts in bilingual education, second language acquisition, and English-as-a-second-language) a common definition of "limited English proficient student" for purposes of national data collection; and
(4) shall be administered by individuals with expertise in bilingual education and the needs of limited English proficient students and their families.
(c) Field-initiated research
(1) In general
The Secretary shall reserve not less than 5 percent of the funds made available to carry out this section for field-initiated research conducted by current or recent recipients of grants under this subpart or subpart 1 of this part who have received such grants within the previous five years. Such research may provide for longitudinal studies of students or teachers in bilingual education, monitoring the education of such students from entry in bilingual education through secondary school completion.
(2) Applications
Applicants for assistance under this subsection may submit an application for such assistance to the Secretary at the same time as applications are submitted under this subpart or subpart 1 of this part. The Secretary shall complete a review of such applications on a timely basis to allow research and program grants to be coordinated when recipients are awarded two or more such grants.
(d) Consultation
The Secretary shall consult with agencies and organizations that are engaged in bilingual education research and practice, or related research, and bilingual education researchers and practitioners to identify areas of study and activities to be funded under this section.
(e) Data collection
The Secretary shall provide for the continuation of data collection on limited English proficient students as part of the data systems operated by the Department.
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Research Relating to Bilingual Education
Section 6211 of title VI of
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"(1) studies to determine and evaluate effective models for bilingual education programs;
"(2) studies which examine the process by which individuals acquire a second language and master the subject matter skills required for grade-promotion and graduation, and which identify effective methods for teaching English and subject matter skills within the context of a bilingual education program or special alternative instructional program to students who have language proficiencies other than English;
"(3) longitudinal studies to measure the effect of title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 [former 20 U.S.C. 3281 et seq.] on students enrolled in programs under such title (including a longitudinal study of the impact of bilingual education programs on limited-English proficient students using a nationally representative sample of the programs funded under such title and which provides information including data on grade retention, academic performance, and dropout rates);
"(4) studies to determine effective and reliable methods for identifying students who are entitled to services under such title and for determining when their English language proficiency is sufficiently well developed to permit them to derive optimal benefits from an all-English instructional program;
"(5) the operation of a clearinghouse which shall collect, analyze, and disseminate information about bilingual education and related programs (and coordinate its activities with the National Diffusion Network);
"(6) studies to determine effective methods of teaching English to adults who have language proficiencies other than English;
"(7) studies to determine and evaluate effective methods of instruction for bilingual programs, taking into account language and cultural differences among students;
"(8) studies to determine effective approaches to preservice and inservice training for teachers, taking into account the language and cultural differences of their students;
"(9) the effect of such title on the capacity of local educational agencies to operate bilingual programs following the termination of assistance under this [such] title; and
"(10) studies to determine effective and reliable methods for identifying gifted and talented students who have language proficiencies other than English.
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