This guidebook describes the nature and use of an Educational Goals Inventory (EGI) and the interpretation of the collected data. It is designed for use with a self-scoring process, the EGI Software Computer Package. Chapter I contains an overview of educational programming for older adults and a description of the Non-Traditional Educational Programs for the Elderly Project. Chapter II reports findings of a survey to assess the current status of educational programming in community-based group programs. Chapter III describes EGI's structure, format, content, and history of its development. Chapter IV discusses practical considerations in planning and implementing an EGI project. Chapter V deals with interpreting and understanding the EGI results. It contains terminology used in doing the statistical analysis, detailed descriptions of each table, and information on comparing individual site results with a national sample. Chapter VI outlines the action plan process for translating results of the educational goals-setting process into practice. Chapter VII presents activities and practices for beginning or improving the implementation of educational goals. Chapter VIII summarizes the purpose of EGI, its potential for comparative studies, and its value to agencies and the older adults they serve. Sample forms are appended. (YLB)