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The article features a discussion on the educational contrasts and challenges in Great Britain and the European Community. Great Britain joined the European Community in 1973. The membership of three new countries of different educational complexion highlights the need for fearless reappraisal of all European systems. Publicly provided schools have nearly always served political intent, up to and including the university level. Universities were founded or supported by German, Austrian, and Russian monarchs to serve the new nationalism or foster new technology. The educational and social implications of rapidly increasing enrollments in the 15-20 age range in England and France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, and Sweden have been subjected to intense comparative study.

The article comments on key issues concerning the editorial board and policies of the "Comparative Education" periodical in Great Britain in 1985. Guy Neave, the professor-elect of the magazine in the University of London, is added to the magazine's editorial board. The periodical also decided to focus on comparative studies of education in higher-income contexts and particularly Europe. The provision of technical, vocational and technological education in France is also surveyed by the magazine.