1. Relevance and Scope of the Literature Review.- 1.1 Motivation for the Literature Review.- 1.2 Research Questions for the Literature Review. 1.3 Theoretical Approaches to Teachers’ Participation in Professional Development.- 1.4 Teacher Professional Development in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.- 2. Methods of the Systematic Literature Review.- 2.1 Search Procedure.- 2.2 Description of Included Studies.- 3. Reasons for Participation in Professional Development.- 4. Barriers to Participation in Professional Development.- 5. Individual and Context Characteristics Related to Teachers’ Professional Development Behavior.- 5.1 Characteristics of Teacher.- 5.2 Characteristics of Professional Development Program.- 5.3 Context Conditions.- 6. Conclusions from the Literature Review.- 6.1 Summary of Results and Discussion.- 6.2 Limitations of Included Studies and Conclusions for Further Research.- 6.3 Limitations of the Literature Review.- References.