The Social Profile of Scholarship System 

Survey Period: Oct 27, 2008 - Nov 9, 2008 Survey Data Type: Quantitative Data

The data set contains the information provided by the participants in the online survey, which was conducted in October/November 2008 among all grantees of the eleven organizations for the promotion of the gifted. Different instruments were used for recipi... moreents of study grants and recipients of doctoral grants. The data from both sub-surveys were cumulated into one data set. The data set contains 9,540 cases, including 7,947 participants with a study sponsorship and 1,593 with a doctoral sponsorship. The survey covered the following topics: Study and doctoral sponsorship, educational origin, migration, sociodemographic characteristics, university access, study/doctoral characteristics, income, employment, and study-related mobility. To enable comparability of the findings with the population of all students, the questionnaire was methodologically closely aligned with the 18th Social Survey, which had been conducted in 2006. less

DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018 - Educational paths of school leavers with a higher education entrance qualification 

Survey Period: Dec 1, 2017 - Oct 31, 2018 Survey Data Type: Quantitative Data

The DZHW-Panel Study of School Leavers 2018 is part of the DZHW-Panel Study of School Leavers survey series, in which standardized multiple surveys are used to collect information on the post-school careers of school leavers with a (school) higher educatio... moren entrance qualification. As a rule, several survey waves are conducted at different times before and after the acquisition of the higher education entrance qualification. Accordingly, this is a combined cohort-panel design. The panel 2018 is the 21st cohort of the survey series of which the data of the first survey wave will be published first. One of the main focal points is the topic of diversity, with a particular focus on migration background. Another special feature of the panel 2018 is that, for the first time within the survey series, school principals were also surveyed in addition as part of the first survey wave. less

Survey of scientific and administrative employees at medical faculties in the QuaMedFo project (Qualitätsmaße zur Evaluierung medizinischer Forschung) 

Survey Period: Apr 15, 2021 - Aug 9, 2021 Survey Data Type: Quantitative Data

The survey of scientific and administrative employees at medical faculties in Germany is part of module 7 „Praktikabilität, Akzeptanz und Verhaltenswirksamkeit“ in the collaborative project „Qualitätsmaße zur Evaluierung medizinischer Forschung“ (QuaMedFo)... more. It was planned and conducted in close cooperation of the German Center for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW) and the Universitätsmedizin Göttingen (UMG) in the first half of 2021. Data preparation was completed in the second half of 2021. 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