Designed to familiarize vocational educators with the purpose and objectives of the Tennessee Research Coordinating Unit (RCU), this handbook serves as a guide in developing researchable ideas and suggests procedures in writing research proposals. The handbook should be of interest to vocational instructors, teacher coordinators, guidance counselors, school administrators, university faculty and staff members, and members of the State Division of Vocational Technical Education. The major sections of this handbook are: (1) Purposes and Objectives of the RCU, (2) Objectives and Opportunities for Research, (3) Developing a Project Prospectus, (4) Proposal Format, and (5) Details of Submitting Proposals. (Author/JS)