Student 1990

Student living conditions and attitudes to life, future expectations
at the time of the political turning point.
Topics: Final examination grade; decision for or against college
studies from today's perspective; study achievements; satisfaction
with working and living conditions (scale); attitude to studies,
seminar group and university; dealing with studying on one's own;
closeness with seminar group, profession; expectations of degree;
relationship between students and teachers (scale); achievement
intent within the framework of studies; intended studies abroad; tie
with GDR, FRG, SU; stand on expansion of nuclear energy; goals sought
in professional life (scale); requirements for occupational success
in the field of specialization (scale); necessary measures to reform
college studies (scale); necessity of social-scientific training and
interest in individual areas (scale); use of university study advice
in different areas (scale); desire for interruption of course of
study; assessment of social development until the year 2000 regarding
environment, developing countries, international relations,
development of GDR and Soviet Union, development of democracy
(scale); confidence regarding personal development in various areas
(scale); self-assessment of capability and psychological condition;
threat to personal life from environment, unemployment, computer
technology, AIDS, crime, drugs, economic collapse, aggression and
violence, right-wing radicalism; political activities at the time of
the turning point; comparison of experiences before and after the
turning point (scale); attitude to GDR; expectations of the form of
cooperation of the German states to 1992 and points worth retaining
for development of the GDR; trust in representation of interests by
parties and political movements (scale); trust in political
personalities regarding coping with crises (scale); personal
commitment for social goals (scale); future political commitment;
significance of various persons and sources of information for
development of personal political position (scale); world view; stand
on student council as representation of interests; satisfaction with
student council on various areas; participation in student council;
member in youth organizations; weekly time expenditures for
activities in studies, leisure time, politics and for sociability;
frequency and preference of various leisure activities; frequency of
attendance at cultural and political facilities and events (scale);
works of art that contribute to the spiritual renovation of the GDR;
frequency of use of various sources of information: newspaper, radio,
television; planned foreign vacation; housing conditions; willingness
to live together with foreign fellow students; party membership;
social origin; vocational certificate and work area of parents;
importance of various goals in life; prerequisites and dangers for
personal happiness in life (scale); moral orientations for life
structuring; expectations of future work (scale); expectations of
partner through life (scale); preferred leisure activities (scale).