Zeitschrift für Hochschuldidaktik Nr. 2/1994
International Perspectives in Postgraduate Education and Training
Jürgen Enders (Kassel, Deutschland)
Initial Appointment and Further Training: The Situation of Doctoral Candidates at German Universities
Summary
The article provides an overview on selected findings on the situation of junior staff in German higher education working on their doctoral thesis. The data presented and discussed is based on a German survey which is part of an 'International Survey on the Academic Profession'. The first part of the article gives an overview on the structure of doctoral training in German higher education and of longstanding and recent debates on the situation of the 'Doktoranden'. The second part provides basic information on the employment and working conditions of the doctoral staff that responded to our questionnaire, and addresses further three issues: aspects influencing the work on the doctoral thesis and involvement in research activities, self-assessment of training and competence, the professional orientation and career prospects of doctoral staff.
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