This document consists of funding information, a mission statement, 30 research project descriptions, descriptions of nine service activities, and a list of addresses for the National Center for Research in Vocational Education (NCRVE) at the University of California-Berkeley and its subcontractors at Teachers College, Columbia University; the RAND Corporation; University of Illinois; University of Minnesota; and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. The research project descriptions appear under the following headings: (1) Context, Goals, Planning and Evaluation; (2) Curriculum and Instructional Methods; (3) Vocational Education for Special Populations; (4) The Development of Personnel in Vocational Education; (5) The Delivery Systems of Vocational Education and Training; and (6) Governance and Policy. The service activities are grouped into two categories: centralized service functions and service functions located at NCRVE subcontract sites. (CML)