DZHW provides applied empirical research in the field of higher education and science studies. As research institution of the Federal State and the L\u00e4nder (Bund-L\u00e4nder-Einrichtung) it works nationally and internationally as a partner of the scientific community and both higher education and science policies. Committed to politically independent and excellent research DZHW develops and elaborates innovative, socially and politically relevant issues regarding tertiary education and science. The research and service tasks of DZHW are organized in four research units:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Educational Careers and Graduate Employment<\/strong> Research System and Science Dynamics<\/strong> Governance in Higher Education and Science<\/strong> Research Infrastructure and Methods<\/strong>
Longitudinal studies regarding educational and occupational trajectories, returns to education, in particular regarding decision to study, progress of studying, occupational and scientific careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Examinations of the development of the system of research and science in the international context and of the interactions of different structures of governance, funding, and promotion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Studies with respect to indicator systems of universities and scientific organizations, regarding the structures of governance of scientific continuing education at universities and examinations of structures and processes of governance with an organization-sociological perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Provision of research infrastructure, data sets, databases, buildup of the research data centre. The Research Data Centre for Higher Education and Science Studies (RDC-DZHW<\/a>) archives quantitative and qualitative data from the field of higher education research and science studies and makes them available to researchers and teaching staff for secondary use. <\/p>\n\n\n\nImportant work and services:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
The DZHW is in the National Educational Panel Study (NEPS<\/a>) responsible for the Starting Cohort 5 (First-Year Students) which following up a cohort of first-year students throughout their studies and into their careers. Particular attention will be paid to investigating educational decisions, the development of competencies, the returns to higher education, and the transition to the labor market;<\/li>
The DZHW examines the study progress and success and the career start of teacher education students (additional sample of NEPS Starting Cohort 5) as well as potential differences in interests, occupational orientation and previous educational biographies compared to other students;<\/li>
The DZHW examines as member of pillar 5 \u201cReturns to Education Across the Life Course\u201d of the National Educational Panel Study (NEPS) the non-monetary returns to education like health, deviance and social and political participation;<\/li>