Summary information

Study title

Students (Male and Female) 1990

Creator

Zentralinstitut für Jugendforschung (ZIJ), Leipzig Universität Gesamthochschule Siegen

Study number / PID

ZA6042, Version 1.0.0 (GESIS)

10.4232/1.6042 (DOI)

Data access

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Series

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Abstract

Living conditions, attitudes to life and future expectations of students at the time of the political turning point. Topics: Preferred leisure activities and frequencies (scales); importance of various goals in life; decision for or against college studies from today's perspective; study achievements; satisfaction with working and living conditions (scale); weekly time expenditures for activities in studies, leisure time, sociability, politics; attitude to studies; frequency of attending cultural and political facilities and events (scale); relationship between students and teachers (scale); willingness to achieve in studies; concepts of an "ideal teacher" (scale); characteristics of current teachers (scale); feeling of solidarity with GDR, USA, SU; stand on expansion of nuclear energy; goals in life and occupation (scale); requirements for occupational success in field of specialization (scale); attitude to possibilities of and dealing with technology; necessity of social-scientific training and interest in individual areas; assessment of social development until the year 2000 regarding environment, developing countries, international relations, development of FRG and SU, development of democracy (scale); confidence regarding development in various areas (scale); self-assessment of capabilities and psychological condition; menace to one's own life from environment, unemployment, computer technology, AIDS, crime, drugs, economic crisis, aggression and violence, right-wing radicalism; trust in political personalities regarding coping with current problems (scale); confidence in preservation of nature in the FRG; influence of technology and chemistry on the environment; compatibility of economic growth and environmental protection; attitude to cars; forms of political participation; agreement with basic political positions; world view; significance of student representation of interests; money available monthly; residential furnishings...
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Methodology

Data collection period

1990

Country

Germany

Time dimension

Cross-section

Analysis unit

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Universe

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Sampling procedure

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Kind of data

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Data collection mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper
Written survey

Access

Publisher

GESIS Data Archive for the Social Sciences

Publication year

1990

Terms of data access

A - Data and documents are released for academic research and teaching.

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