Study title

Finnish Local Government 2004: Educational Institutions 1995

Dataset ID Number

FSD2157

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2157
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2157

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Ojala, Ilpo (University of Vaasa. Faculty of Social Sciences)

Abstract

Similar surveys were also carried out in 1998 and 2002. In the first two surveys, different types of educational institutions were not sorted out, and hence the same questionnaire was sent to all heads of educational institutions. The survey deals mainly with three topics: municipal administration, profitability and development policies of educational institutions. The respondents were also asked several basic questions on their educational institutions and teaching provided by the institutions.

The first basic questions included topics such as the ownership of the institute, the number of students and personnel, and the location of the institute in relation to the municipality centre. The respondents were also asked whether their institute provides specialised teaching (e.g. music-oriented or language-oriented teaching) and remedial teaching or special education, as well as whether they organise after school recreation activities or clubs. Some questions pertained to whether their institute uses contracted-out services, and whether the institute charges fees in exchange for different services.

In relation to management and decision-making, the respondents were asked which issues they are in charge of and whether there is a board or a corresponding body at their institute. If there was a board or a corresponding body, they were asked how much weight the board members have in municipal politics. Profitability was examined by asking the respondents various questions on performance indicators and the usability of information produced by the indicators in developing different activities. In addition, the respondents estimated the current state of affairs of various factors (e.g. teaching atmosphere, facilities, equipment) connected to the institute.

Questions on the development policy focused especially on changes in the institute's funding and organisation of teaching since 1992. The respondents were asked to give their opinions on whether certain factors promote or hinder the competition between various institutions. Views on future development goals (e.g. the quality of teaching, international activities, the image of the institute, advertising) were also probed.

Background variables included the respondent's title, gender, mother tongue, year of birth, level of education, elective offices, work experience in current position, and work experience in the field. In addition, the data include external background variables.

Keywords

community colleges; decision making; educational administrators; educational guidance; educational institutions; educational reform; educational resources; folk high schools; performance indicators; primary schools; schools; secondary schools

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Government, political systems and organisations (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Educational policy (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Finnish Local Government 2004

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Ojala, Ilpo (University of Vaasa. Faculty of Social Sciences)

Data Producers

• Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities

Time Period Covered

1995

Collection Dates

1995

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Political-administrative area (Municipality)

Universe

Finnish municipalities (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Multistage

Two-stage stratified sampling in selecting project municipalities.

The project municipalities were selected separately from those with less than 10,000 inhabitants (28 municipalities) and from those with more than 10,000 inhabitants (19 municipalities). The selection aimed to be representative within both groups in relation to all municipalities with the same population size. Large municipalities were over-represented because 70% of the Finnish population lives in large municipalities. Representativeness criteria included regional location, age and education of the population, industry structure, municipal economy parameters, political situation and variables related to municipal policy. The selected municipalities form a small scale model of all Finnish municipalities. The Åland Islands municipalities were excluded because of special features resulting from Åland's autonomy.

The questionnaire was sent to all educational institutions in the project municipalities (N=728), excluding universities, institutions of higher education, military educational institutions, correspondence schools, language schools, and driving schools. 700 educational institutions responded. The respondents were persons in charge of the institutions.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

83.9

Data File Language

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Data Version

1.0

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FSD2157 Finnish Local Government 2004: Educational Institutions 1995

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FSD2160 Finnish Local Government 2004: Educational Institutions 2002: Vocational Schools, Upper Secondary Schools and Adult Education

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

Variable labels q22_3 and q35c are uncertain. In addition, variables q22_1, q22_2 and q25_1 - q25_8 might contain label-attributable or content errors.

The variable indicating the number of the educational institute has been removed from the data. Responses to open-ended questions are not included in the data.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

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Bibliographical Citation

Ojala, Ilpo (University of Vaasa): Finnish Local Government 2004: Educational Institutions 1995 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2007-11-02). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2157

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Disclaimer

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Related Materials

Ojala, Ilpo (1997). Koulu vapautuu - kuka tekee valinnat? Helsinki : Suomen Kuntaliitto. KuntaSuomi 2004 -tutkimuksia nro 5. Acta nro 72.

Mäkelä, Pertti (2000). Kuntien vaihtelevat koulutiet. Helsinki : Suomen Kuntaliitto. KuntaSuomi 2004 -tutkimuksia nro 24. Acta nro 129.

Hietaniemi-Virtanen, Niina (2004). Kehittyvä koulutoimi: Tutkimus kuntien koulutuspalveluista 1995-2002. Helsinki : Suomen Kuntaliitto. KuntaSuomi 2004 -tutkimuksia nro 49. Acta nro 168.

Related Publications

Ojala, Ilpo (1997). Koulu vapautuu - kuka tekee valinnat? Helsinki: Suomen Kuntaliitto. KuntaSuomi 2004 -tutkimuksia nro 5. Acta; 72.

Mäkelä, Pertti (2000). Kuntien vaihtelevat koulutiet. Helsinki: Suomen Kuntaliitto. KuntaSuomi 2004 -tutkimuksia nro 24. Acta nro 129.

Hietaniemi-Virtanen, Niina (2004). Kehittyvä koulutoimi: Tutkimus kuntien koulutuspalveluista 1995-2002. Helsinki: Suomen Kuntaliitto. KuntaSuomi 2004 -tutkimuksia nro 49. Acta; 168.