Summary information

Study title

Ranking of West German Universities and Colleges

Creator

Neidhardt, Friedhelm (Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin)
SPIEGEL-Verlag, Hamburg

Study number / PID

ZA1815, Version 1.0.0 (GESIS)

10.4232/1.1815 (DOI)

Data access

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Series

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Abstract

Judgement on learning conditions from the students´ perspective. Topics: Over-crowded and canceled courses; free choice of instructors and examiners; possibility of personal counceling by instructors; judgement on professors´ preparation for their courses; possibility of advance or follow-up work for courses during semester breaks; explanation of exam results and homework by the instructors; instructors´ consideration of students´ suggestions or stimulus; conveying recent research results in courses; clear explanation of technical concepts; instructors with a particular reputation in area of specialization; orientation of courses available along professional experience; availability of relevant books in the university library; judgement on study surroundings and study rooms in institutes and departments; most important work areas and materials for work as well as their availability to the students; judgement on the currency of books and equipment in study areas; judgement on individual care of students during exercises; preferred city in which to first take up studies; cost of student housing per square meter; hourly wage for student jobs; study at other universities; number of semesters; expected grades in final exams.

Methodology

Data collection period

10/1989 - 11/1989

Country

Germany

Time dimension

Cross-section

Analysis unit

Not available

Universe

Not available

Sampling procedure

Probability
Random sample. Sample of 12 students from each of the 15 most popular subjects at German universities.

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Face-to-face interview: Paper-and-pencil (PAPI)
Oral interview with standardized questionnaire

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.

Related publications

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