Study title

Students at the University of Turku 1999

Dataset ID Number

FSD1220

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1220

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Mäkinen, Mirka (Student Union of the University of Turku)

Abstract

The survey studied first year students at the University of Turku, covering student recruitment, orientation events, their study experiences and plans for the future. This survey is part of an evaluation project assessing the external impact of the University of Turku. Respondents were asked about their sources of information regarding Turku University and courses offered by it, at what stage they had made their course choice, the number of times and universities they had applied to, successfulness of the applications and in which universities they were registered at the time of data collection. Factors influencing the university and course choice were examined. One topic pertained to what kind of an image students had had of the research at the university at application stage.

The respondents who were registered at the University of Turku in the autumn of 1998 evaluated the university study environment and the quality of teaching. Expectations and the level of satisfaction with different aspects of learning experience and with the university as a whole were charted. Questions covered orientation events and student services. Respondents' study strategies and experiences of the student union and of other student associations were surveyed.

Respondents' plans for the future were studied by asking whether they aimed to continue with their course or were planning to change the course/university or drop out altogether. Background variables included sex, year of birth, region of residence before embarking on studies, grades in the matriculation examination, faculty, main study subject /course and previous degrees.

Keywords

education; expectation; fields of study; higher education institutions; satisfaction; students; tertiary education; university courses

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Youth (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Higher and further education (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• Mäkinen, Mirka (Student Union of the University of Turku)

Data Producers

• Student Union of the University of Turku

Time Period Covered

1999

Collection Dates

1999-01 – 1999-02-23

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Turku

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

First year (autumn 1998) students at the university of Turku who had given permission for their addresses to be passed over to the researchers.

Time Method

Longitudinal: Cohort/Event-based

Sampling Procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

The questionnaire was sent to 1664 students, of whom 1654 were reached. There were 950 respondents. All faculties and courses were represented. Women were slightly over-represented.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

57

Data File Language

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Data Version

2.0

Related Datasets

FSD1223 Students at the University of Turku 1999-2001

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

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Bibliographical Citation

Mäkinen, Mirka (Student Union of the University of Turku): Students at the University of Turku 1999 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-08-08). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1220

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Related Publications

Olkinuora, Erkki & Mäkinen, Jarkko & Mäkinen, Mirka (2000). Yliopisto-opiskelijoiden yleisorientaatiot ja opetuksen kokeminen. Teoksessa: Informaatio, tieto ja yhteiskunta: raportti tiedon tutkimusohjelman II tutkijaseminaarista 8.-9.6.2000 (toim. Eero Pantzar), 163 - 180. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. Tampereen yliopiston tietoyhteiskunnan tutkimuskeskus. Suomen Akatemian Tiedon tutkimusohjelman raportteja; 4.

Mäkinen, Mirka & Olkinuora, Erkki (2001). Opiskellen matkalla asiantuntijuuteen: selvitys Turun yliopiston toisen vuoden opiskelijoiden opiskelukokemuksista. Turku: Turun yliopisto. Turun yliopiston rehtorinviraston julkaisusarja; 2.

Mäkinen, Mirka (1999). Ensimmäiset puoli vuotta: Turun yliopiston ulkoisen vaikuttavuuden arviointikysely uusille opiskelijoille. Turku: Turun yliopisto. Turun yliopiston rehtorinviraston julkaisusarja; 3.

Mäkinen, Mirka (2001). Aikuisena aloittaneet: yliopiston ei-traditionaaliset opiskelijat. Teoksessa: Tarkasteluja aikuiskoulutuksen kentiltä (toim. Tarita Ruoholinna), s. 87 - 102. Turku: Turun yliopisto. Turun yliopiston kasvatustieteiden tiedekunnan julkaisuja A; 193.

Mäkinen, Jarkko & Olkinuora, Erkki & Lonka, Kirsti (2002). Orientations to Studying in Finnish higher education: comparison of study orientations in university and vocational higher education. Teoksessa: Perspectives on the age of the information society (ed. E. Pantzar), 51-60. Tampere: Tampere University Press.

Mäkinen, Jarkko & Olkinuora, Erkki (2002). Mitä mielessä yliopisto-opiskelun alkumetreillä? Ensimmäisen vuoden opiskelijoiden yleisorientaatiot. Kasvatus 33(1), 21-33.

Mäkinen, Jarkko (2001). Tarvitaanko yliopistossa kulttuuripääomaa? Peda-forum 8(2), 33-35.

Mäkinen, Jarkko (2000). Millä motivaatiolla yliopistoon? Ensimmäisen vuoden opiskelijoiden opiskeluorientaatiot. Teoksessa: Kasvatus tulevaisuuteen - Pedagogik för framtiden (toim. J. Sjöberg & S.-E. Hansén), 174-192. Åbo: Åbo Akademi. Rapporter från Pedagogiska fakulteten vid Åbo Akademi; 22/2000.

Mäkinen, J. (2003). University Students´ general study orientations: theoretical background, measurements, and practical implications. Turku: Turun yliopisto. Turun Yliopiston Julkaisuja Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Sarja - Ser. B; 262.

Mäkinen-Streng, Mirka (2012). Päämääriä, ajelehtimista, tietämättömyyttä, etsintää. Koulutusvalinnat, opinnot ja koulutuksen vaihtaminen yliopisto-opiskelijoiden kokemana 2000-luvun taitteessa. Turku: Turun yliopisto. Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja C; osa 333. Scripta lingua Fennica edita. URN:ISBN:978-951-29-4910-6