This is a report about an inquiry into written proposals by the Scottish Education Department (SED) to increase the flow of academic staff between colleges of education and lower (primary and secondary) schools. This report describes the rationale of the SED consultative paper "Movement of Academic Staff between Colleges of Education and Schools", which called for increasing staff exchanges and temporary transfers, or "secondments," between colleges and the schools. This report describes responses from 13 Scottish education agencies and associations to the SED proposals. These descriptions are ordered according to the SED topics, and the responding agencies are not always identified by name. The responding agencies generally welcomed the SED proposals, and they offered suggestions for implementing the new exchange and secondments policy. The report describes experiences and perceptions of teachers who had been seconded or were currently on secondment. Seven college of education lecturers who seconded to primary and secondary schools for up to two terms were also interviewed about their experiences. Topics discussed included: problems of adjustment, teachers' reasons for secondment, the perceived benefits for the schools, and the impact on colleges. Other educators and administrators involved with the program were also interviewed. One section deals with issues of administering secondment and exchange programs. All subjects' views are summarized in a final section. This report recommends that findings be seen as "exploratory," but suggests that exchange and secondment programs have merit when appropriately managed. The SED consultative paper is included. (TES)