; (B) research to test alternative methods of providing child development and related services, and to develop and test innovative approaches to achieve maximum development of children; (C) evaluation of findings from research conducted under this paragraph and the development of and effective application of those findings; (D) dissemination and application of results from research and related development efforts and demonstration projects to child care and early learning programs, related programs, and early childhood education; (E) production of informational systems and other resources necessary to support the activities authorized under this paragraph; and (F) integration of national child development research efforts under this title into a focused national research program, including the coordination of research and development conducted by entities under this section with research and development conducted by other agencies, organizations, and individuals. (c) Conduct of research, demonstration, and evaluation activities The Secretary, in order to conduct research, demonstration, and evaluation activities under this section— (1) may carry out such activities directly, or through grants to, or contracts or cooperative agreements with, public or private entities; (2) shall, to the extent appropriate, undertake such activities in collaboration with Federal agencies (other than the Department of Health and Human Services), and with non-Federal agencies, Indian Tribes, and Tribal organizations, conducting similar activities; (3) shall ensure that evaluation of such activities in a specific program is conducted by persons not directly involved in the operation of such program; (4) may require prime sponsors to provide for independent evaluations; (5) may approve, in appropriate cases, community-based cooperative research and evaluation efforts to enable prime sponsors to collaborate with qualified researchers not directly involved in program administration or operation of a program funded under this title