This document reports on five research and development projects that were funded in 1996-1997 by the Workers' Educational Association (WEA) to promote innovation in workers' education in Britain. The five projects and their major activities and/or outcomes were as follows: (1) The Learning Outcomes Strategy Project (monitored and refined a common learning outcomes approach to course evaluation that was initially developed in 1993-1994); (2) The Accreditation Initiative Project (developed a national register of accredited courses designed to provide an overall picture of accredited provision in the WEA and established a network of contacts in each WEA district to provide details of districts' accredited programs and disseminate information within districts); (3) Tutor Training and Support Project (developed and introduced minimum tutor training standards across all WEA districts and developed and supported a network of district training contacts); (4) Equal Opportunities (Access) Project (developed guidelines on equal opportunities issues and practices, formulated a training strategy and materials supporting equal opportunities practices, designed a framework of support for tutors and voluntary members engaged in embedding equal opportunities principles in educational provision, and produced an evaluation methodology for monitoring the training strategy's and materials' effectiveness); and (5) Educational Guidance Project (provided learner-centered, impartial guidance to enhance students' experience of learning). (MN)