Describes measures adopted in Austria to help ensure school success for all, examining measures taken at the structural and school levels. Discusses indicators for success and failure, changes in Austria's education system, and the monitoring and evaluation of change. Argues that coherent educational, social, and economic policies are a…

The paper discusses preservice and inservice teacher education in Austria, noting the role of educational research, describing how educational research is well-established at Austrian universities within the different departments for educational sciences, and explaining the status of teacher educators and teachers. (SM)

Analyzes the complex background of debates on quality teacher education, highlighting sociological perspectives and arguments of the educational sciences, defining problem areas of teacher education, and discussing ways to handle perceived problems by considering experiences in various European countries discussed at a seminar of experts on the…