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 adult learning. Topics explored include developments in adult and continuing education in Scotland, the challenge of change, local structures, organization and resources, and issues for consideration in policymaking. Chapter 2 focuses on developments, innovations, and issues in guidance in Renfrew, and Chapter 3 covers the same material for Lothian. Information technology and innovatory approaches are the subjects of the fourth chapter. Issues raised in this chapter concern current arrangements, barriers to development, a paradigm shift in guidance, national coherence, and delivery system improvement. Chapter 5 reports on a survey of current arrangements in provision of guidance, and the final chapter contains a summary and conclusion with recommendations. The questionnaire and responses from the survey described in Chapter 5 are provided in appendices. (KC)