This collection of papers by educational researchers in Scotland focuses on changes in educational systems and on transition points within systems (such as the transition from primary to secondary education). Chapters fall into four broad categories: Chapters 1 through 5 illustrate how particular facets of education have changed over relatively long periods of time. Chapters 6 through 10 center on reforms in Scottish education. Chapters 11 and 12 are concerned with transition in the sense of change for the individual that relates to moving from school to the labor market. Chapter 13 concentrates on research perspectives. (JAM)