Vocational Training in the Country 1988

Influences on choice of occupation and vocational training in plant
and animal production and on the way of life of young people in villages.
Topics: Influencing choice of occupation (scale); time of occupation
decision; identity of occupation learned and desired; applications
rejected; participation in polytechnical instruction in an
agriculture company; place of practical vocational training;
occupation learned; selected direction of occupational
specialization; reasons for choice of occupation (scale); occurrence
of problems in transfer from POS to vocational training (scale);
confidence regarding work in occupation learned; concepts on further
occupational development; satisfaction with parts of vocational
training (scale); demands in theoretical or practical occupational
training; change of attitude to training occupation through
vocational training; valuation on socialist occupation competetion
(scale); current abilities in training occupation (scale); mastery of
modern technology through forms of education (scale);
readiness for change or change of training (scale);
readiness to change place of work, occupation,
location of work, place of residence, qualification, work
responsibilities as a result of changed work demands from science and
technology; reasons for inadequate training performance (scale);
expected final examination grade; strength of achievement in
different parts of training; attitude to the agricultural policy of
the GDR; world view; goals in life (scale); existence of a FDJ base
organization in the village; activities of FDJ in training (scale);
participation in social activities and FDJ actions (scale); knowledge
of documents on support of young people; participation in working out
the youth support plan; assessment of the development of agricultural
production at place of residence; assessment of voluntary
participation in agricultural care and harvest work; evaluation of
cooperation between plant and animal production; assessment of
development at place of residence; evaluation of agriculture policies
of government and party; solidarity with the country; city where
raised; intent to remain in the country; current and expected place
of residence; evaluation of leisure possibilities in the
country; frequency of reading daily newspapers and monthly magazines;
reading selected magazines; number of books of different literature
genres read; frequency of use of various sport opportunities;
possession or use of durable consumer goods, communication technology
and leisure equipment; participation in youth club work in the
village; belonging to leisure groups; membership in mass
organizations, SED; intended service form in armed organs; final
examination grade in school; membership of parents, respondent in an LPG.