exacerbated by the need to ensure a suitable range of subject expertise among the teachers at a school …

The Austrian Institute for School and Sport Facilities (ÖISS), responsible for providing the country with guidelines …, information and consultation in the field of school building, places special emphasis on school grounds. The ÖISS works to raise … awareness of the importance of school grounds not only for physical activities and recreation, but also for learning …

series of recent World Bank and other studies on teacher absence and incentives for performance. Surprise school visits …

), introducing per-capita based financing and delegating significant financial and decision-making autonomy to school principals …

. How to do this, especially in primary school, where reading, writing and mathematical skills are first acquired, is the … results than giving schools cash grants for supplies or additional teachers. This project, which looks at only one school …

students’ performance – such as their attitudes to school, their motivation and learning strategies as well as their social …