In this guide to the evaluation of instructionin adult education, the stated purpose is to aid adult school administrators in making purposeful classroom visitations in ongoing programs to improve instruction. The subject areas treated are academic subjects, business education, citizenship education, distributive education, fine arts, music, elementary education, parent education, homemaking, nursing, industrial arts, and English as a foreign language. Criteria are listed for instruction in general and for the categories of classroom organization and management, teacher characteristics, teaching techniques, evaluation techniques, and safety practices. (ly)