How to measure university environment? Methodological implications and some empirical findings.

Autor/in	Dippelhofer-Stiem, Barbara
Titel	How to measure university environment? Methodological implications and some empirical findings.
Quelle	In: Higher education, (1986) 5, S.475-495Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-1560
DOI	10.1007/BF00131822
Schlagwörter	Empirical Finding; Environment Research; Relevant Dimension; Methodological Problem; Methodological Implication
Abstract	Abstract Referring to and in critical appreciation of the traditional college environment research in the USA theoretical premises and methodological problems of measurement are discussed. The own approach, established within the framework of a German panel-study includes mainly three components of university environment's measurement, which are to presented in this contribution: the criteria of how to choose relevant dimensions out of the universe of indicators, the multi-level conception of university environment, and the association of individual's perception and evaluation. The longitudinal empirical findings which are to be shown then are selected examples for demonstrating the fruitfulness of our proposal. They examine how students perceive various levels of their environment, and how they evaluate it. Both aspects as well as the configuration of perception and evaluation give hints on the importance of measuring university environment in the manner proposed and also on its relevance for the investigation of students' socialisation.
Erfasst von	OLC
Update	2023/2/05