This document summarizes the discussions and presentations made at a seminar on Research Coordinating Units (RCUs) held by the Coordinating Committee on Research in Vocational Education (CCRVE) on December 14, 1979. Presentations were made on the following topics: establishment and activities of the CCRVE; historical perspective of the RCUs; result of a survey of RCU directors conducted for the National Institute of Education's Vocational Education Study; and future planning issues. A general discussion concerning the future direction of the RCUs follows the presentations. Appended to this summary are the following items: list of participants; RCU Study--Questionnaire; and a brief summary of the meeting. (BM)