The Scottish Office Education Department commissioned four interlinked studies of adult education between October 1991 and November 1993. The studies were designed to do the following: provide an overview of provision, progression, and guidance opportunities for adult learners in Scotland; supplement this overview with in-depth pictures of…

The project attempted to involve uneducated and undereducated and/or unemployed and underemployed young adults in an education-tutorial-employment oriented program. The report discusses the result of a review of the project's efforts and suggests changes where needed to achieve sound and humane urban-oriented educational practices. The program was…

This monograph reports on the progress made in implementing the National Career Development Guidelines and explores some possibilities for their future use. The "Introduction" (Mary Beth McCormac) summarizes activities at the national level and provides an overview of the project. "Lessons from the Local Pilot Sites" (Juliet…

This report is an overview of the current state of adult education and guidance in Scotland, focusing on issues and problems and suggesting methods of helping more adults take advantage of educational opportunities. The report is organized in six chapters. The first chapter surveys policy and conceptual issues in the development of guidance for…