University Graduates: Their Training and Concept of Life (FORM-Panel)

The following study deals with the values and attitudes of European students and how these attitudes change throughout their studies. The study includes numerous parallel investigations with students from Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and Yugoslavia, which were coordinated by the European Coordination Centre for Research and Documentation in Social Science and conducted in the years 1977-1984. The study focuses on the communication of interdisciplinary ideas during studies and on the students´ attitudes towards science, university and academics.<br>Wave specific parts (only partly retained in subsequent panel waves)
1. Social and educational background (Panel Wave 1)
2. Educational choice and transition period (Panel Wave 1)
3. Study career (Panel Wave 2)
4. Transition into profession (Panel Wave 3)
5. Occupational experience (Panel Wave 4)

Core:
Environment:
a) Curriculum and study organization;
b) Characteristics of the social environment;
c) Student life

Study behaviour:
d) Approaches to Higher Education;
e) Learning strategies

Dependent variables Domains 1-9
1. Views on University/ Higher Education;
2. Concepts of Academics;
3. Conceptions of the role of graduates;
4. Professional plans and professional values;
5. Concepts of the role of women (gender roles);
6. Conceptions of social structure;
7. Political culture and political participation;
8. General values and orientations;
9. Self-concepts.