I offer my perspective concerning the role of international research for an organization dedicated to the investigation of career, vocational, and technical education in all forms and contexts, to the American Vocational Education Research Association (AVERA). While I do represent AVERA, the views outlined here are not AVERA policy nor do they necessarily represent official positions of the organization. With that said however, I believe that they are to some degree reflective of AVERA members' views and reflect the broader arena of technical and vocational education research conducted in the U.S. (Contains 5 endnotes.)