Five separate national studies describe and analyze government involvement in various continuing education delivery systems in five European countries: Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, and Norway. The German study traces the historical background of further education in the Federal Republic of Germany, the provisions of the 1974 North Rhine/Westphalia further education law, and the planning procedure for a unit/credit system. In the second paper France's Continuous Vocational Training Act of 1971 is described briefly and an assessment is made of its effects after four years in operation. Focus is on the provision for individual educational leave from work, the involvement of trade union organizations and management, and new trends in State intervention. "Initial Results of Agreements on Paid Educational Leave in Italy" is the title of the Italian study, which reviews several experimental programs resulting from agreements on paid educational leave for certain categories of workers. Agreements and demands of the unions and response from public authorities are both analyzed. The fourth study traces historical development of adult education within the context of Dutch society and considers the government sponsored endeavor to create an "open school" system. "Self-Management of Adult Learning in Norway" describes some Norwegian experiments based on different degrees of participants' influence and discusses how self-management of learning is integrated into the Government bill on adult education (1976). Focus is on the relationship between the bill and the work for democracy in industry. (JT)