21st Social Survey (2016) 

Survey Period: May 23, 2016 - Aug 31, 2016 Survey Data Type: Quantitative Data

The 21st Social Survey is part of a survey series regarding the economic and social situation of students conducted since 1951 by the German National Association for Student Affairs (DSW) as part of their social survey. The Social Survey is a cross-section... moreal study which is usually carried out every three years. Key components of the study include access to higher education, structural aspects of the course and progress of studies, the economic and social situation (financing of studies, living expenses, employment, housing conditions) as well as topics in the field of activity of the German National Association for Student Affairs and socio-demographic characteristics. The 21st Social Survey is a joint project of the German National Association for Student Affairs (DSW) and the German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW) sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The original title is ‘21st Social Survey of Deutsches Studentenwerk, conducted by the German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies’, less

20th Social Survey (2012) 

Survey Period: May 29, 2012 - Aug 20, 2012 Survey Data Type: Quantitative Data

The 20th Social Survey is part of a survey series regarding the economic and social situation of students conducted since 1951 by the German National Association for Student Affairs (DSW) as part of their social survey. The Social Survey is a cross-section... moreal study which is usually carried out every three years. Key components of the study include access to higher education, structural aspects of the course and progress of studies, the economic and social situation (financing of studies, living expenses, employment, housing conditions) as well as topics in the field of activity of the German National Association for Student Affairs and socio-demographic characteristics. Over the course of the structural reform of the Bologna Process, the proportion of students of “new” courses of study in the sample of the 20th Social Survey has further increased compared to the sample of the 19th Social Survey. The implementation of “G8” in several federal states between 2009 and 2012, which reduced the duration until high school graduation from nine to eight school years, as well as the nationwide suspension of compulsory military service in 2011 allowed for matriculation at a lower age. less

19th Social Survey (2009) 

Survey Period: May 1, 2009 - Jul 31, 2009 Survey Data Type: Quantitative Data

The 19th Social Survey is part of a survey series regarding the economic and social situation of students conducted since 1951 by the German National Association for Student Affairs (DSW) as part of their social survey. The Social Survey is a cross-section... moreal study which is usually carried out every three years. Key components of the study include access to higher education, structural aspects of the course and progress of studies, the economic and social situation (financing of studies, living expenses, employment, housing conditions) as well as topics in the field of activity of the German National Association for Student Affairs and socio-demographic characteristics.  Due to the structural reform of the Bologna Process being well-advanced when the study was conducted, it comprises a significant proportion of students of the “new” courses of study. As another characteristic of the 19th Social Survey, 60 percent of the surveyed students were studying at a higher education institution charging general tuition fees. less

18th Social Survey (2006) 

Survey Period: May 28, 2006 - Sep 15, 2006 Survey Data Type: Quantitative Data

The 18th Social Survey is part of the series of studies on the economic and social condition of student life in Germany, which exists since 1951. It is a cross-sectional survey that is usually conducted every three years. The core of the Social Survey incl... moreudes questions on access to higher education, structural characteristics of studies and the course of studies, the social and economic situation (financing of studies, cost of living, gainful employment, housing situation), topics relating to the fields of activity of the Studentenwerke as well as socio-demographic characteristics. The data from the 18th Social Survey provide a snapshot within the process of the Bologna reforms, which, for the students, was primarily associated with the introduction of a tiered study structure. At the same time, the legal conditions for the reintroduction of general tuition fees had been created in seven federal states ("Bundesländer"). A supplementary questionnaire for students with children was used to examine their particular life and study situation and, for the first time since 1991, to present it in a special report. less

17th Social Survey (2003) 

Survey Period: May 25, 2003 - Sep 30, 2003 Survey Data Type: Quantitative Data

The 17th Social Survey is part of the series of studies on the economic and social condition of student life in Germany, which exists since 1951. It is a cross-sectional survey that is usually conducted every three years. The core of the Social Survey incl... moreudes questions on access to higher education, structural characteristics of studies and the course of studies, the social and economic situation (financing of studies, cost of living, gainful employment, housing situation), topics relating to the fields of activity of the Studentenwerke as well as socio-demographic characteristics. less

KomPaed 2014 - Task-related competencies in fields of educational activities (quantitative sub-study) 

Survey Period: Dec 17, 2013 - Feb 5, 2014 Survey Data Type: Quantitative Data

The project "KomPaed - Task-related competencies in fields of educational activities" is a joint project of the BMBF funding initiative "Competence modelling and competence recording in the higher education sector" (KoKoHs) and comprises a quantitative and... more a qualitative sub-study. The present quantitative sub-study first examines the identification of generic competences among students of educational science degree programmes that are necessary for the successful professional activities of university graduates in conjunction with specialist knowledge and subject-specific competences. In KomPaed, the last active panel participants of the DZHW graduate panels 2001, 2005 and 2009 will be interviewed in an online in-depth survey. less

Studying successfully 

Survey Period: Jan 11, 2016 - Jun 1, 2016 Survey Data Type: Quantitative Data

Students at different universities in Germany were surveyed in 2016 about their study success in the study called "Studying successfully" (Erfolgreich Studieren, (Estud)). The study focusses on explanatory mechanisms of primary effects (social class achiev... moreement gaps in university grades) in higher education. The questionnaire comprises items on motivation, competency beliefs, social integration in the academic field, study habits and environmental conditions of students. Students from 18 universities in 11 federal states of Germany took part in the web survey. While the first wave focusses on a variety of different theoretical constructs for students with some study experience, the subsequent second wave is aimed at collecting those constructs for the first waves' first semester students. Additionally, some time variant items were administered to the entire population of the second wave. Currently, the first wave of Estud is available as SUF. less

Publications of General Educational Science 

Survey Period: Oct 6, 2021 - Aug 25, 2023 Survey Data Type: Quantitative Data

For some years now, debates about the situation and profile of general educational science have been intensifying. The data set provided was created in the context of a project group that came together on the occasion of an invitation at the end of 2020 fr... moreom the board of the DGfE Commission on Science Studies to empirically examine the past and present aggregate states of “general educational science” or “general pedagogy” (hereinafter referred to as AEW). In the first step, the group of relevant people for AEW was determined and surveyed on the basis of denominations. This is an institutionally and organizationally justified setting that follows a disciplinary logic: Professors who hold a chair in educational science or a professorship in educational science with a denomination relevant to the project context or who head such work areas are, according to the label, concerned with AEW (at least in part) in their everyday work at the time of the survey. They represent this aspect of the discipline, train future potential researchers for the discipline, etc. Accordingly, data was collected from all educational science locations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (including universities and teacher training colleges) in order to compile a list of general educational scientists (n = 184). This list forms the starting point or data basis for the present data package. This is a list of publications that can be assigned to the AEW in terms of personnel (by denomination). The FIS Bildung literature database was used to create the dataset of AEW publications. less

Two-wave panel of Hamburg primary school students in the bachelor’s phase 

Survey Period: Nov 3, 2020 - Jul 16, 2023 Survey Data Type: Quantitative Data

The project examines the introduction of the new degree program for elementary school teachers (LAGS) and special education teachers (LAS-G) at Universität Hamburg in the winter semester 2020/21. The first two cohorts in the years 2020-2023 were surveyed. ... moreParticipation in the study was voluntary.It is a longitudinal study with two measurement points, a baseline measurement at the beginning of the winter semester 2020/21 or winter semester 2021/22 and a second measurement after four semesters at the end of the summer semester 2022 or 2023. Since it is compulsory for most students in the LAGS to study the subjects German and mathematics, a measurement of characteristics with regard to these two subjects took place at both measurement points. For this purpose, separate subject-specific online surveys were conducted for German and mathematics, which recorded similar constructs using similar instruments. The data from the baseline measurement and the measurement after four semesters were linked to form a data set using an anonymous personal code generated by the students. Variables were collected in the areas of socio-demographic characteristics, students' study potential, study success criteria and study behavior. These are the following study success criteria, which are mentioned as examples for the subject German, but were also collected analogously for the subject mathematics: Subject knowledge of German, knowledge of German didactics, academic self-concept with regard to studying German, enthusiasm for German as a subject, self-efficacy in teaching German and satisfaction with courses in German. The intention to drop out of university was also surveyed. less

Development and dissemination of research data management at Universities of Applied Sciences (EVER_FDM) 

Survey Period: Oct 21, 2022 - Mar 8, 2023 Survey Data Type: Quantitative Data

The survey was conducted as a standardized online survey that primarily covered three topics: Awareness, activities and needs regarding research data management. The sample included all Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS) in Germany (full coverage surve... morey) and the target groups were professors and research assistants at these institutions. Initially, one person from the presidential board/rectorate as well as one person responsible for research data management (RDM) at each UAS was identified and contacted by e-mail. These persons were asked to forward the questionnaire link to the research-conducting staff at their university. This way, 2,456 people from 109 UAS were recruited to participate in the survey. A pretest ensured the quality of the questionnaire. The preparation and analysis of the data was done syntax-based using Stata. less