The continuous social change and its dynamics also require a corresponding adaptability of the education system. Pluralization, individualization and digitization in our living environments, increased demands and expectations of education, tendencies towards economization (such as the "measurement and comparison" of education) as well as an increasing ecological awareness lead to changed framework conditions within a field of tension of the most diverse interests that the education system has to face. These and other aspects are examined and discussed in this monography by authors from 9 European countries, from different angles and with different perspectives.