rule complain That in Germany, auditoriums values study conditions, it is almost a cliché. In this respect, fit well into the picture that the Times could have Higher Education in his 2018, for the first time published “Europe Teaching Ranking” 22 by 31-ranked German universities in the rear half of the table references. To little professors, therefore, a lousy student-teacher ratios, extra-long periods of study, you are aware of the complaints.
You can think about the methodology of the Times rankings, they frequently cause a huge media attention. The other ranking makers envy. The centre for higher education development (CHE) in Gütersloh, for example, the shape in addition to its national subjects, compared to the international U-Multirank in a leading role. Because the the balance, normally for much less Furore, had the CHE-people seem to have an idea: Let’s make a special analysis and, therefore, the Times Higher Education times really double.
According to a ranking of students in Germany are above average satisfied
And so, you could read a few days ago: “Without any differentiation” is the product, it will show “critical weaknesses”. The “lump negative image” of the British Rankings will the achievements of the German universities. Yes, the student-teacher ratios and the proportion of students that achieve their degree in the standard period of study, in an international comparison, bad. But at the same time, German students were, according to U-Multirank with the teachings of above-average satisfied with the exchange with their teachers, they experienced more positive than many of their fellow students outside of Germany.
How can that be? Here is a marketing gag (THE: higher education in Germany is “completely wrong”) to another (CHE: higher education in Germany is underestimated “total”)?
it is not that simple. In fact, the all brought a couple of years of the Konstanz working group of academic research conducted nationwide student survey since 2001 (and thus, ironically, parallel to the much-maligned Bologna-Reform) a new record of values: of The students surveyed rated, for example, the structure, content and implementation of their courses from survey to survey better, and almost consistently, as the quality of the care provided by the teachers. In the meantime, reached a level of Satisfaction is remarkable.
the poor Kids Know nothing Else?
The poor Kids know nothing Else, you could argue. Or to the financing of the student surveys: the Federal Ministry of education. Alternatively, you could hold on to time: The German universities as a Whole and the high school teachers as individuals make out of what the society is there to help you resources, amazing much. Step-child, the teaching is only in relation to their financing.
And then imagine what would be in it, if the Federal government and the countries made in their ongoing negotiations with the higher education Pact, the successor seriously. If you have invested really a year more in the quality of studies. And in the student-teacher ratios. That the universities would handle the money well, you no longer have to actually prove it.
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The author is a Journalist of education and lives in Berlin. On his Blog www.jmwiarda.de he commented on current events in schools and colleges.
