DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2008 - Educational paths of school leavers with a higher education entrance qualification

The DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2008 is part of the School Leavers panel series of the DZHW, which records information on post-school educational and career paths of school leavers with a higher education entrance qualification. For every graduate year (cohort) a series of survey waves are carried out with each wave occurring at a different time before and after graduation, implemented as a combined cohort-panel-design. The Panel Study of School Leavers 2008 comprises the 17th cohort of the survey series with three survey waves. In contrast to preceding cohorts, the study phase of the 2008 cohort is defined by the implementation of the two-cycle degree programme (bachelor’s and master’s degree). This change has been taken into account through a detailed recording of educational choices relevant for the course of study. The time shift in the survey implementation compared to previous cohorts made it possible to interview a higher proportion of students pursuing a master’s degree. The consequences of the decision of the Federal Supreme Court in 2005, which facilitated charging general tuition fees from the beginning of the first degree in seven federal states, could also be registered during the first survey wave of the 2008 cohort.

DZHW 2008 届毕业生面板调查作为 DZHW 毕业生面板系列研究的一部分，记录了具备高等教育入学资格的毕业生在离校后的教育及职业发展路径信息。针对每一届毕业生（群体），实施了一系列的调研波次，每个波次在毕业前后不同时间进行，采用合并的群体-面板设计。2008 届毕业生面板调查构成了调查系列的第 17 届群体，包含三个调研波次。与先前的群体相比，2008 届的研究阶段由实施两阶段学位课程（学士及硕士学位）所界定。这一变革已通过详细记录与课程学习相关的教育选择得到体现。相较于先前群体，调研实施的时移使得对攻读硕士学位的学生进行访谈的比例有所提升。此外，联邦最高法院于 2005 年作出的决定，该决定自第一学位开始从七个联邦州征收一般学费，其影响也可在 2008 届群体的首次调研波次中得到记录。