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 …

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

, Chapter 1 presents a summary of features shared by "successful" school systems. Chapter 2 details how resources, policies and … organisational features (how students are sorted into grades, schools, and programmes, school autonomy, etc.) of schools and systems … (behaviours, discipline, parental involvement, school leadership, etc.) and how they affect performance. The final chapter …

and care, especially for immigrant children; enhance capacities of teachers and school leaders to be more responsive to … guidance; compensate for the gaps in learning environments at home through extending school hours, assisting with homework …

Value-added estimates are a significant improvement upon measures of school performance currently used in most … education systems across OECD countries. They provide a fundamentally more accurate and valuable quantitative basis for school … improvement planning, policy development and for enacting effective school accountability arrangements. This groundbreaking report …

can lead to school failure and this means that one in every five young adults on average drop out before completing upper … secondary education. Reducing school failure pays off for both society and individuals. The highest performing education systems …