Student Survey 2004 

Survey Period: Jan 1, 2003 - Dec 31, 2005 Survey Data Type: Quantitative Data

The ninth survey of the Student Survey covers the topics of specialized studies and access to higher education; choice of education and study expectations; teaching situation and study quality; study behavior and study strategies; life situation and gainfu... morel employment; contacts and communication, counseling; study difficulties, problems and burdens; new media in studies and teaching; wishes and demands for higher education development; career choice and career ideas; social and political ideas; social data and biographical situation. The data are based on random samples at 17 universities and ten universities of applied sciences in West Germany and comprise 550 items (plus additionally created variables). less

Student Survey 1983 

Survey Period: Jan 1, 1982 - Dec 31, 1983 Survey Data Type: Quantitative Data

The first survey of the Student Survey covers the topics of university access and prerequisites for study, subject studies and study behavior, student lifestyles and social situation, orientations toward science and university, orientations toward career a... morend social future, and orientations toward society and politics. The data are based on random samples at eight universities and three universities of applied sciences in West Germany and comprise 610 items (plus additionally created variables). less

Student Survey 1983 - 2016 

Survey Period: Jan 1, 1982 - Dec 31, 2017 Survey Data Type: Quantitative Data

The multiwave file of the Student Survey contains data from all 13 surveys from 1982 to 2016 on the study situation and student orientations. All variables that were present in at least two surveys were included, so that time series from 2 to 13 measuremen... moret points are available (ca. 1190 variables). The variable numbers are aligned in all files, so that the same number always defines the same variable in each survey. less

Student Survey 2016 

Survey Period: Jan 1, 2015 - Dec 31, 2017 Survey Data Type: Quantitative Data

The thirteenth survey of the Student Survey covers the following topics: access to higher education, choice of subject, motives and expectations; study strategies, course of studies and qualifications; study intensity, time required and duration of studies... more; study requirements, regulations and examinations; contacts and communication, social climate, counselling; subject-related studies, situation of teaching and quality of studies; student lifestyle, social situation, employment; Difficulties, Impairments and Burdens; Higher Education Policy, Participation and Student Representation; Internationality and the European Higher Education Area; Career Choice, Career Values and Fields of Activity; Career Prospects and Labor Market Responses; Social Perceptions and Values; Political Participation and Democratic Attitudes; Wishes and Demands for Higher Education Development; Demographic and Educational Biographical Data. The data are based on random samples from 16 universities and twelve universities of applied sciences in West Germany and comprise 413 items (plus additionally created variables). less

Student Survey 2013 

Survey Period: Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014 Survey Data Type: Quantitative Data

The twelfth survey of the Student Survey covers the following topics: access to higher education, choice of subject, motives and expectations; study strategies, course of studies and qualifications; study intensity, time required and duration of studies; s... moretudy requirements, regulations and examinations; contacts and communication, social climate, counselling; subject-related studies, situation of teaching and quality of studies; student lifestyle, social situation, employment; Difficulties, Impairments and Burdens; Higher Education Policy, Participation and Student Representation; Internationality and the European Higher Education Area; Career Choice, Career Values and Fields of Activity; Career Prospects and Labor Market Responses; Social Perceptions and Values; Political Participation and Democratic Attitudes; Wishes and Demands for Higher Education Development; Demographic and Educational Biographical Data. The data are based on random samples at 14 universities and 11 universities of applied sciences in West Germany and comprise 569 items (plus additionally created variables). less

Student Survey 2010 

Survey Period: Jan 1, 2009 - Dec 31, 2011 Survey Data Type: Quantitative Data

The eleventh survey of the Student Survey covers the following topics: access to higher education, choice of subject, motives and expectations; study strategies, course of studies and qualifications; study intensity, time required and duration of studies; ... morestudy requirements, regulations and examinations; contacts and communication, social climate, counselling; subject-related studies, situation of teaching and quality of studies; student lifestyle, social situation, employment; Difficulties, impairments and burdens; Higher education policy, participation and student representation; Internationality and the European Higher Education Area (Bachelor's/Master's); Career choice, career values and fields of activity; Career prospects and labor market reactions; Social perceptions and political participation; Wishes and demands for higher education development; Demographic and educational biographical data. The data are based on random samples at 15 universities and ten universities of applied sciences in West Germany and comprise 576 items (plus additionally created variables). less

Student Survey 2007 

Survey Period: Jan 1, 2006 - Dec 31, 2008 Survey Data Type: Quantitative Data

The tenth survey of the Student Survey covers the following topics: access to higher education, choice of subject, motives and expectations; study strategies, course of studies and qualifications; study intensity, time required and duration of studies; stu... moredy requirements, regulations and examinations; contacts and communication, social climate, counselling; subject-related studies, situation of teaching and quality of studies; student lifestyle, social situation, employment; Difficulties, impairments and burdens; New media and Internet in studies and teaching; Higher education policy, participation and student representation; Internationality and European Higher Education Area (Bachelor/Master); Career choice, career values and fields of activity; Career prospects and labor market reactions; Social perceptions and political participation; Wishes and demands for higher education development; Demographic and educational biographical data. The data are based on random samples at 16 universities and ten universities of applied sciences in West Germany and comprise 558 items (plus additionally created variables). less

Student Survey 2001 

Survey Period: Jan 1, 2000 - Dec 31, 2002 Survey Data Type: Quantitative Data

The eighth survey of the Student Survey covers the topics of access to higher education, motives for studying and expectations; study strategies, course of studies and qualifications; study intensity, time required and duration of studies; study requiremen... morets, regulations and examinations; contacts, social climate and counseling; situation of teaching and quality of studies; student lifestyles and social situation; difficulties, impairments and burdens; higher education policy and student representation; professional orientations and labor market; political participation and social perceptions; demographic and educational biographical data. The data are based on random samples at 13 universities and ten universities of applied sciences in West Germany and include 593 items (plus additionally created variables). less

Student Survey 1998 

Survey Period: Jan 1, 1997 - Dec 31, 1998 Survey Data Type: Quantitative Data

The seventh survey of the Student Survey continues to focus on the comparison between the old and the new federal states. It also covers the topics of university access, motives for studying and expectations; study strategies, course of studies and qualifi... morecations; study intensity, time required and duration of studies; study requirements, regulations and examinations; contacts, social climate and counseling; situation of teaching and quality of studies; student lifestyles and social situation; difficulties, impairments and burdens; university policy and student representation; professional orientations and labor market; political participation and social perceptions; demographic and educational biographical data; new media and Internet; self-employment and starting a business. The data are based on random samples at 13 universities and ten universities of applied sciences in West Germany and include 706 items (plus additionally created variables). less

Student Survey 1995 

Survey Period: Jan 1, 1994 - Dec 31, 1996 Survey Data Type: Quantitative Data

The sixth survey of the Student Survey also focuses on the comparison between the old and the new federal states. It covers the following topics: importance and significance of studying, status of students and identification with the chosen field of study;... more time spent studying and intended duration of study, reasons for delays in studying and measures to shorten the duration of study; requirements of studying in terms of performance level and regulatory density, type and scope of requirements, e.g., practical and research relevance; study strategies (e.g., study abroad), student employment and acquisition of additional qualifications (e.g., foreign languages). The study of the quality of teaching and study, the suitability of different forms of teaching for progress in studies, the extent of contact and the quality of relationships with teachers, the use and evaluation of advisory services, the demands and wishes of students for the development of higher education and the improvement of the study situation. The data are based on random samples at 13 universities and ten universities of applied sciences in West Germany and comprise 667 items (plus additionally created variables). less