Summary information

Study title

Social Experiences of Young People in Transition into Working Life 1989 (Skilled Workers)

Creator

Abteilung Bildungssoziologie an der Akademie der Pädagogischen Wissenschaften, Berlin

Study number / PID

ZA6478, Version 1.0.0 (GESIS)

10.4232/1.6478 (DOI)

Data access

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Series

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Abstract

Daily values, future expectations and satisfaction with choice of occupation. Topics: Occupation learned; activity in occupation learned; satisfaction with occupation; change of occupation and reasons for this; activity in company doing the training; reasons for change of company; work values (scale); shift work and readiness to work in shift work; relations in work collective; role of the FDJ (scale); free expression of opinion at work; willingness to participate in commissions and committees; preparation of school for demands in life; school knowledge as solid basis for vocational training and occupational activity; significance of subjects for vocational training; difficulties in transition from vocational training to occupational activity; influence of science and technology on future occupation; every-day values such as work, money, harmonic family life, achievement, obedience, knowledge, good relations, political position, good friends and colleagues; future expectations (scale); goals in life (scale); changes in organization of leisure time; time period of life planning; current situation in life and life planning regarding residence, partnership, children, occupation, political commitment; possession of consumer goods; expenditure structure; material desires; future financial expenditures; grade of the final examination of the 10th grade; result of skilled worker examination; membership and functions in organizations; belonging to leisure groups such as trend-followers, Grufties, Funkies, Skinheads, New Waver, Punks or Heavy Metals; satisfaction with occupation; qualification readiness; vocational certificate and occupation group of parents; willingness to participate further in the survey.

Methodology

Data collection period

01/1989 - 02/1989

Country

Time dimension

Cross-section

Analysis unit

Not available

Universe

Not available

Sampling procedure

Not available

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper
Mail survey

Access

Publisher

GESIS Data Archive for the Social Sciences

Publication year

1989

Terms of data access

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

Related publications

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