The project focuses on measures against dropping out of High School (see report form 2014 ). A fruitful approach has been to focus on "best practice ", - i.e. we wanted to study the practices of schools that have low or decreasing drop-out rates compared to the average . The selection of a variety of case schools can provide a basis for comparison. The goal has been to identify practices at system- and individual level that can help preventing students from dropping out. In this context, there are three main areas we want to examine: a) Educational and professional practice at various levels, b) School and class environment, - especially teacher / pupil relations, and c) degree of professional orientation in theoretical subjects / curriculum.
