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This publication is the first of two volumes containing the findings of extensive empirical research into lifelong learning, undertaken by the Economic and Social Research Council's (ESRC's) Learning Society Programme in the United Kingdom (UK). The research examined the ways in which lifelong learning can contribute to the development of knowledge and skills for employment and in other areas of adult life. The main themes explored in this first volume are the post-16 education market, key skills in higher education, adult guidance services, and the development of knowledge at work. Each chapter provides an overview of a project, its objectives, methods, main findings and policy implications. The chapters are: Introduction: a critical analysis of the concept of a learning society / Frank Coffield; 'Worlds apart' - education markets in the post-16 sector of one urban locale 1995-98 / Stephen J. Ball, Meg Maguire and Sheila Macrae; Unifying academic and vocational learning in England, Wales and Scotland / Ken Spours, Michael Young, Cathy Howieson and David Raffe (see TD/TNC 65.130); Skill development in higher education and employment / Elisabeth Dunne, Neville Bennett and Clive Carre (see TD/TNC 66.150); The variable contribution of guidance services in different types of learning societies / Will Bartlett and Teresa Rees; Changing patterns of training provision in the National Health Service: an overview / Jenny Hewison, Therese Dowswell and Bobbie Millar; Working and learning in Britain and Germany: findings of a regional study / Phil Cooke, Antje Cockrill, Peter Scott, John Fitz and Brian Davies; Development of knowledge and skills at work / Michael Eraut, Jane Alderton, Gerald Cole and Peter Senker.