Study Motivations and Occupational Concepts among Students of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences

Topics: Reasons for the decision for college studies and choice of the university city; judgement on the occupation and study advice experienced; assessment of the occupation prospects before taking up studies and at the time of survey; change of cities of study and orientations of studies; subject area and planned specialization; structuring of studies; weekly study time and division of working hours among lectures, exercises and assessment time; formation of teams; judgement on the study plans, instruction contents and examination regulations; examination grades; judgement on practical training and its significance for the occupation decision; occupation plans and occupation expectations; interest in employment in foreign aid; assessment of the hiring chances in the occupation sought; preference for a later activity in the civil service; service in the Federal German Armed Forces or alternative service; financing studies; interest in college questions and judgement on co-determination opportunities in the college area; political participation and preferred college group; memberships; party preference; housing conditions; social origins; religiousness; questions on personal youth.

Demography: age (classified); sex; age und number of siblings; religious denomination; school education; regional origins. Interviewer rating: willingness of respondent to cooperate; place of interview; length of interview; identification of interviewer.