Effectiveness of Forms of Mass Political Education 1983

Goals in life, interest in politics and extent to which informed,
participation in social activities, political attitudes.
Topics: Goals in life (scale); frequency of FDJ events and personal
participation in them; attending political further education events
(scale); knowledge of the "Communist Manifesto"; frequency of
participation in technical further education, cultural and athletic
activities, honorary functions; number of visits to youth clubs;
participation in plan discussion 1983; work in a youth brigade;
self-assessment of work performance; full or part-time employment;
daily use of work time; member of SED; membership in mass
organizations (scale); FDJ function practiced; reasons for or against
membership in FDJ (scale); personal task in the FDJ peace contingent;
conversations and accounting on the task; participation in FDJ member
meetings on specific topics; possession of the "badge for good
knowledge" and pride in this; intended acquisition of the badge;
frequency of political conversations with other groups of persons
(scale); reasons for acquisition of political and philosophical
knowledge (scale); knowledge about terms from political economics and
ability to discuss this (scale); knowledge about the plan goals
(scale); evaluation of achievability of the plan goals and personal
share; number of events of the circle "young socialists" attended;
reasons for this (scale); possession of documents and materials of
the party (scale); necessity of private study in preparation for the
circle; effort expended to prepare (scale); evaluation of reading
material (scale); active participation in the circle; evaluation of
commitment and of manner of presentation by circle leader (scale);
content structuring and effects of the circle (scale); evaluation of
the external framework of the circle (scale); expectations of a good
circle (scale); reasons for non-participation in the circle (scale);
interest in political and humanity problems (scale); attitude to the
world-wide victory of socialism; evaluation of the peace-preserving
character of communism; evaluation of prerequisites for building
socialism in the GDR; use of the scientific-technical revolution in
socialism; attitude to socialism; evaluation of the connection
between imperialism and the danger of war; solidarity with the GDR;
knowledge about the disarmament proposal of the Warsaw Pact; school
achievements (scale); work in shift work; time needed for the route
to work; use of public transportation.