InWiDeHo: Interviews with International Academics (Postdocs and Professors) 

Survey Period: Jun 1, 2022 - Oct 31, 2022 Survey Data Type: Qualitative Data

The research project InWiDeHo examined whether and, if so, what hurdles exist for international academics in transitioning from the postdoctoral phase to a permanent position as a professor at universities in Germany. As part of a qualitative study, intern... moreational early-career researchers and newly appointed professors were interviewed. Subsequently, surveys conducted at German universities investigated which organizational objectives and measures contribute to overcoming these hurdles. Based on the results, recommendations were derived on how to support the retention of international scientists in Germany and specifically how to increase the proportion of international professors at German universities. This data package contains the expert interviews with international academics, consisting of twelve interviews with academics in the postdoctoral phase and nine interviews with newly appointed professors. less

Qualitative sub study of the DEKiF Project 

Survey Period: Apr 1, 2019 - Apr 1, 2021 Survey Data Type: Qualitative Data

The project Determinants and Effects of Collaboration in homogeneous and heterogeneous Research Clusters (DEKiF) focuses on the potential of university and entrepreneurial collaboration in the form of linked resources, personalities, competencies, and exch... moreanged experiences as well as perspectives. Apart from these positive effects, the mixed methods study further highlights the increasing challenges that collaborating companies and universities have to face. The explorative case study of homogenous and heterogenous research cooperation investigated if the theoretical and previously elicted problems, solutions, and conditions are differentiated sufficiently or if other parameters have to be considered (case study 1). The advanced case study of heterogenous research clusters investigated cooperation between universities and companies in expert interviews as well as in focus group discussions (case study 2). Research clusters with large-scale companies and small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) were included. Apart from that, different sizes or degrees of network complexity were considered in choosing research clusters. The aim was to examine the specific structure of the cooperation problems in applied research clusters and the experience with solutions, especially in regard to the different phases of cooperation, more precisely. Additionally, the different expectations of the interviewees regarding the performance was examined, for example with regard to publications, patents, and the qualification of the scientific offspring. less

Digital Educational Practices of Students 

Survey Period: Feb 1, 2018 - Jun 30, 2018 Survey Data Type: Qualitative Data

The research project reconstructs students' practices in dealing with digital technologies and asks which digital practices exist for their studies. Digital practices are understood to be those in which the use of digital technologies is incorporated. This... more research focus is important because digital technologies have become part of students' everyday life. However, little is known about how digital technologies are actually used for studying - if they are used for studying at all - and whether digital practices have developed in the course of study. Although there are various studies on the ownership and use of digital media (Steffens, Schmitt & Aßmann 2018), they do not focus on actual digital practices. In Bourdieu's sense, digital practices are an expression of habitus, which is why it can be assumed that the appropriation of digital practices is linked to the capital and milieu of students. In this respect, the study examines the extent to which digital technologies could contribute to (new) social inequalities in the educational system. less

Eurostudent VII 

Survey Period: Feb 1, 2019 - Jan 1, 2021 Survey Data Type: Quantitative Data

The EUROSTUDENT project collects and analyses comparable data on the social dimension of European higher education. A wide range of topics related to students’ social and economic conditions are covered. The project strives to provide reliable and insightf... moreul cross-country comparisons. It does this through coupling a central coordination approach with a strong network of national partners in each participating country. In this way, an assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the respective national frameworks in international comparison can be made. The main users of our findings are higher education policy-makers at national and European level, researchers in this field, managers of higher education institutions and - of course - students all over Europe. less

DZHW Scientists Survey 2019 

Survey Period: Nov 26, 2019 - Feb 24, 2020 Survey Data Type: Quantitative Data

The DZHW Scientists Survey 2019 is an online survey of full-time academic and artistic staff at German universities, colleges of education, theology, art and music, and medical schools. It is repeated at regular intervals as a trend study to explore the wo... morerking and research conditions at German universities and equivalent institutions of higher education. The first two surveys took place in 2010 and 2016. The 2019 Scientists Survey was conducted from November 2019 to February 2020. Accordingly, the COVID19 pandemic from March 2020 onwards did not yet have impact on the survey of scientists, who were consequently able to refer to their regular daily research routine. The DZHW science survey is designed as a multi-topic survey. Each survey contains a core instrument (a constant survey programme over several waves) with central questions on working and research conditions as well as modules with more in-depth questions on current research policy topics and research priorities. The core instrument is completed by priority topics for which the instruments are developed in cooperation with research groups within and outside the DZHW. The focus topics of the 2019 science survey were: open data, research information, authorship, knowledge transfer and subject cultures. less

DZHW Graduate Panel 1989 

Survey Period: Dec 1, 1989 - Jul 31, 1993 Survey Data Type: Quantitative Data

The DZHW Graduate Panel 1989 (initially HIS Graduate Panel) is part of the DZHW Graduate Survey Series, which compiles information on study, career entry, career development and further qualifications of higher education graduates using standardised survey... mores. The Graduate Panel 1989 ist the first one of the Survey Series. Since then, every fourth graduate year (cohort) has been surveyed. For each graduate cohort, a series of survey waves are carried out, with each wave occurring at differing time intervals following the completion of degree. less

WERT - Student perception of the vocational and civic relevance in the humanities 

Survey Period: Mar 30, 2022 - Oct 20, 2023 Survey Data Type: Quantitative Data

WERT is a BMBF-funded research project in the field of academic success and drop-out. The project investigates how humanities students perceive the vocational and civic relevance of their studies. For this, a total of 43 university activities at 12 German ... moreuniversities were accompanied. Within these activities, the students took part in online surveys using standardised questionnaires at three measurement points (pre-post-follow-up). The surveys took place from summer semester 2022 to summer semester 2023. less

Quantitative sub-study of the study "VORAUS" 

Survey Period: Jan 14, 2021 - Feb 26, 2021 Survey Data Type: Quantitative Data

The BMBF-funded study ‘Further development of established quality assurance: What are the precausions and consensuses of a partially randomized selection of research projects in the scientific field?‘ was conducted from April 2019 to March 2022. The study ... moreelaborates reservations and understandings in the scientific field about partial randomization and clarifies what is currently considered scientifically adequate. For this purpose, a quantitative survey was carried out with scientists in Lower Saxony in the fields of biology, chemistry, physics as well as in engineering and history. Questions were asked about assessments and attitudes towards the peer review process, research funding and the lottery procedure. In addition to socio-demographic and job-related information, also questions were asked about experiences in the peer review process and with research proposals. Then, in the qualitative sub-study, problem-centered interviews were conducted with scientists in different status groups. This data is also available as a data package (DOI). The data package of the quantitative sub-study contains a data set with 283 cases and 115 variables. less

Pooled Data Set 10th - 21st Social Survey 1982 - 2016 

Survey Period: May 24, 1982 - Aug 31, 2016 Survey Data Type: Quantitative Data

The Social Survey is a series of surveys on the economic and social situation of students in Germany that has been in existence since 1951. At three- to four-year intervals, a cross-section of students is surveyed on aspects of university access, structura... morel features of study, social and economic situation, including income and cost of living, employment, housing situation, and socio-demographic characteristics such as ethnic and social origin, partnership status and parenthood. The data package includes data from the core set of the 10th to 21st Social Survey (1982-2016). The twelve individual scientific use files available at the FDZ-DZHW were pooled in an complex data preparation process to form an integrated dataset, which now enables elaborate time series analysis procedures on the aspects covered. less

The Student Survey in Germany (2021) 

Survey Period: May 4, 2021 - Sep 19, 2021 Survey Data Type: Quantitative Data

"The Student Survey in Germany" (2021) is a newly designed study that integrates three previously separate student surveys (Beuße et al., 2022): the Social Survey (Middendorff et al., 2017; Middendorff & Wallis, 2023), the Student Survey (Multrus et al... more., 2017; Multrus, 2021) and the survey "best - Studying with impairments" (Poskowsky et al., 2018; Unger et al., 2012). The study is designed as a cross-sectional survey with a long-term character. The new, integrated student survey thus continues the long tradition of the Social Survey and the Student Survey as important cross-sectional long-term observation studies for describing and analysing higher education and the student population in Germany, as well as the significantly shorter tradition of the previous "best studies". The survey covered a variety of topics relating to the study situation and the different life situations of students in Germany. The content of the programme is very diverse, as the thematic focuses of the previously separate surveys were integrated. In the tradition of the Social Survey, the economic and social situation of students is analysed (Middendorff, 2022). This focus is supplemented by topics from the student survey (Multrus et al., 2017). In addition, for the first time the new study design enables comparisons between students with and without health impairments that make studying difficult (Steinkühler et al., 2023). By combining survey content in this way, cross-connections between different subject areas can be established. This data package contains the survey data from the summer semester 2021. less